At 41.41% of residents reporting the ancestry, Aiea contains the largest concentration of persons of Japanese heritage in the United States
Aloha Stadium, home of the University of Hawaiʻi Warriors football team, and the host site for the Hawaiʻi Bowl every Christmas Eve and the National Football League's Pro Bowl every February (except in 2009), is located in the adjacent Halawa CDP.[4]
Aiea is also the home to Keaiwa Heiau, an ancient medicine shrine.
Also there is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) loop trail. A World War II plane crashed in the trail and can be seen halfway through.
Captain Cook
Points of interest Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Koa Coffee Plantation Uchida Coffee Farm Museum Rodney J. T. Yano Memorial Hall
Ewa Beach Little League World Series In 2005, the team from ʻEwa Beach, representing (locally) West Oʻahu and the United States, captured the Little League World Series crown, beating Curaçao 7–6 in an extra inning after a walk-off home run
Haleiwa
On December 7, 1941 the only fighter aircraft who managed to scramble against the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took off from the now-abandoned Haleʻiwa Airfield
Hanalei was the backdrop of several film productions, such as the 1958 musical film South Pacific. Scenes were filmed in the town itself and at Lumahai Beach to the west of Hanalei.[5] Those who explain the Peter Paul & Mary song "Puff, the Magic Dragon" as a marijuana metaphor explain that Puff's homeland "Hanah Lee" is actually the town of Hanalei, which, according to them, is renowned for its marijuana. The cliffs on the side of the beach are said to look like a dragon. This interpretation was rejected by the song's authors.
The beach at Hanalei Bay was selected No. 1 on "Dr. Beach" Stephen Leatherman's 2009 list of top 10 beaches
Lava, it's like water, but thicker and on fire.
Hanapepe
Hanapepe is the headquarters location for the ice cream company Lappert's Hawaii, and was the inspiration for the hometown of the main characters in the Disney animated film Lilo & StitchHawi
Historically this part of Kohala is significant as the birthplace of Kamehameha I and the location of the Moʻokini heiau in the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument
Hilo the Merrie Monarch Festival, a week-long celebration of ancient and modern hula, which takes place annually after Easter.
It is also home to the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, one of the world's leading producers of macadamia nuts
Notable People
Rodney Anoa'i
Keiko Bonk
Ed Case
Titus Coan
Wesley Correira
David McHattie Forbes
Harry Kim
High Chiefess Kapiʻolani Aliʻi Nui Keōua Kuahuʻula
High Chiefess Kinoʻole o liliha
Robert Kiyosaki
George Lycurgus
Troy Mandaloniz
Gerald Okamura
BJ Penn
Benjamin Pitman
Bob Shane
William Herbert Shipman
Kau
The district contains much of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, including the volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, and Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach, Papakōlea (Green Sand) Beach and Kamilo Beach.[2] To the east of Kaʻū is the Puna District, and to the west is the South Kona District
Kahuku
The ZIP Code for Kahuku is 96731—a fact that became well-known in the mid-1970s when a popular television game show, The Diamond Head Game, was contested on the grounds of Del Webb's Kuilima Hotel (today known as the Turtle Bay Resort), located there. At the end of each show the announcer would say, "If you plan to be in Hawaii, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Diamond Head Game, Kahuku, Oahu 96731."
The Fox TV Series, North Shore, was filmed there recently.
Kaimuku
Notable People
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was raised in the neighborhood
Kainaliu
In 1868, the self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kaona convinved a band of followers the world would soon end. They tried to take over Lanikila church, then formed a communal camp on the beach. After the loss of two lives, they were captured and briefly imprisone
Kalapana
The area gained notoriety when the 1990 Kīlauea lava flow from the Kupaianaha vent destroyed and partly buried most of the town, as well as Kalapana Gardens and nearby Royal Gardens subdivisions. The lava flow that destroyed Kalapana erupted from the southeast rift zone of Kīlauea. Along with the destruction of Kalapana were those of the nearby town of Kaimū and Kaimū Bay, both of which now lie buried beneath more than 50 feet of lava. The lava flow also created a new coastline
World's Highest See Cliffs
Kalaupapa
The village is located on the Kalaupapa peninsula at the base of the highest sea cliffs in the world, dropping about 3,315 feet (1,010 m) into the Pacific Ocean.
The village is the site of a former leprosy settlement. Settlement was first established in Kalawao in the east, opposite to the village corner of the peninsula. It was there where Father Damien settled in 1873. Later it was moved to the location of the current village, which was originally a Hawaiian fishing village. The settlement was also attended by Mother Marianne Cope, among others. At its peak, about 1,200 men, women, and children were in exile in this island prison. The isolation law was enacted by King Kamehameha V and remained in effect until 1969, when it was finally repealed. Today, about fourteen former sufferers of leprosy (now known as Hansen's Disease) continue to live there.[2] The colony is now part of Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Kapaau
The King Kamehameha Statue was cast in 1888, lost at sea, and then recovered and erected at Kapaau.[1] His actual birthplace was a few miles away in the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument, a remote area not easily accessible.[4] June 11 is the State holiday Kamehameha Day, celebrated by a parade through the town
Kealakekua
It was the subject of the 1933 popular song, "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" by Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison and Johnny Noble which became a Hawaiian Music standard. See also: Kealakekua Bay, where the British explorer Capt. James Cook was killed.Kekaha Hawaiʻi's first (and only) train robbery occurred here in February 1920, when a masked gunman stopped a slow-moving sugar train and escaped with the locomotive and $11,000 taken from the labor paymaster on board. Police recovered the money in a swamp near the home of a local fisherman, whose suspicious behavior soon resulted in his arrest and conviction. The fisherman was a big fan of Western movies, and was thought to have been inspired by some of the films he had seen.
Kilauea
It is nicknamed the “Guava Capital of the World"[3] because it has the largest guava plantation in the world.
Kihapahulu
Grave of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh who is buried on the grounds of Palapala Ho'omau Church
Koloa
The Old Sugar Mill of Koloa was the first major sugar plantation in Hawaii in 1835.[5] Missionary Daniel Dole and his family opened a boarding school for English language speaking children sometimes called the Koloa Academy in 1855.[6][7] [edit] Notable natives Ray Kane — Slack key guitaristLahaina Until permanently moving to Honolulu, Lahaina was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. In the 19th century, Lahaina was the center of the global whaling industry with many sailing ships anchored in at its waterfront; today a score of pleasure craft make their home there.
Laupahoehoe
On April 1, 1946 the Big Island of Hawaii was struck by the so-called "April Fools Day tsunami", originating from the Aleutian Islands earthquake. Approximately 160 people on the island were killed. While the greatest number of deaths occurred in Hilo, the school building at Laupāhoehoe was inundated, and twenty students and four teachers were drowned. A monument to the dead now stands on Laupāhoehoe Point. The community's name means "leaf-lava" and is named for the leaf-shaped lava that lines many of its beaches.
Southernmost Town in United States
Naalehu
Naalehu The population was 919 at the 2000 census. It is the southernmost town in the United States
Olinda
Mark Twain once lived on Olinda Road.[citation needed] The Rainbow Bridge concert by Jimi Hendrix was held in a cowfield just off Olinda Road.
Olowalu
Massacre Olowalu Massacre In 1789, Captain Simon Metcalfe set out on a maritime fur trading mission with two ships: the large Eleanora, and the tender Fair American, a schooner under command of his son Thomas Humphrey Metcalfe.[2] The Fair American was captured by the Spanish during the Nootka Crisis and taken to Mexico, but quickly released. The Metcalfes had earlier agreed to rendezvous in the Hawaiian Islands at Kealakekua Bay. The Eleanora had arrived by January 1790, and met chief Kameʻeiamoku who boarded the ship to welcome them. Something he did must have offended Simon Metcalfe, who had Kameʻeiamoku flogged. This was to have severe consequences later. The Eleanora then sailed north to the island of Maui to trade and resupply. One night a small boat was stolen and the night watchman was killed. Captain Metcalfe fired his cannons into the village, and captured a few Hawaiians who told him the boat was taken by people from the village of Olowalu. He sailed to Olowalu but found that boat had been broken up for its nails. Nails were treasured like gems in ancient Hawaii, which lacked metal smelting technology. Metcalfe invited the villagers to meet the ship, indicating he wanted to trade with them. However, he had all the cannons loaded and ready on the side where he directed the canoes to approach. When they opened fire, about one hundred Hawaiians were killed, and many others wounded.[2] About five or six weeks later the Fair American arrived at the Island of Hawaiʻi where Kameʻeiamoku was waiting for his revenge at Kaʻūpūlehu. The schooner's small crew of five were easily overwhelmed. Four were killed, including Thomas Metcalfe. The lone survivor was Isaac Davis. When King Kamehameha I found out about the incident another sailor, John Young, was captured by Kamehameha's men when he set ashore from the Eleanora to inquire about the Fair American.[3] Kamehameha decided to spare the lives of Davis and Young, who became valued military advisors during his subsequent battles and negotiations with later visitors. The muskets of the Fair American were salvaged and the schooner refloated. Simon Metcalfe eventually left the island, not realizing that he had indirectly caused his own son's death.
Peahi
It has lent its name to a big wave surfing break, also known as Jaws.
Wahiawa
Notable People
Adrian Murrell, player in the NFL
Al Harris, player in the NFL
Lauvale Sape, player in the NFL
Antonio Taguba, general in the United States Army [edit]
Films Movies that were filmed in Wahiawa:
From Here to Eternity (1953) Schofield Barracks Pearl Harbor (2001) Wheeler Army Airfield Lost (2004) Leilehua High School Hawaii Five-0 Mala Street (2010 MARCH 23 - 26 )
