BY JOHN CLARK
On Sunday, March 11, 1923,
Kaakaukukui. Kakaako Makai.
the Honolulu Advertiser published a
Kulukuluaeo. Kakaako Makai.
detailed history of the kai lawai‘a, or traditional Hawaiian fisheries, on the island of O‘ahu. The fisheries, which are also known as fishing grounds, were
Kaneloa. Kapiolani Park.
and extended from shore to the outer
Kapua. Kaimana Beach and the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel.
were located within the boundaries of the ahupua‘a land divisions, and their resources were considered to be part of the productivity of the land. If they were privately-owned, ownership often included legal rights within the kai lawai‘a, such as the exclusive right to catch certain species of fish or to gather certain species of seaweed. The Advertiser article includes a map of Oahu that shows the locations of the individual fisheries. While some of the names are still in use, many are not. The following are the kai lawai‘a from Honolulu Harbor to Maunalua Bay and the places they front today.
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Hamohamo. Pacific Beach Hotel and Kuhio Beach Park.
sections of ocean that bordered the island edge of the reef. Individual kai lawai‘a
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Kalia. Hilton Hawaiian Village and Fort DeRussy.
Kaluahole. Tongg’s surf spot and Makalei Beach Park. Keauau. Diamond Head Lighthouse. Kuilei. Kuilei Cliffs Beach Park and the surf spot “Cliffs.” Kaalawai. Beach and neighborhood on the west side of Black Point. Kahala. Beach and neighborhood on the east side of Black Point. Waialae. Waialae Beach Park. Waialae Iki. Kahala Hotel. Wailupe. Wailupe Peninsula. Niu. Niu Peninsula Kuliouou. Paiko Drive and Kuliouou Beach Park. Maunalua. Maunalua Bay Beach Park.
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