Kuʻualiʻi and Kahapapa Fishponds


Physical evidence of the ancient aquaculture system that once formed a crucial component of Native Hawaiian foodways is located smack-dab behind ʻAnaehoʻomalu Beach (sidenote: ʻAnaehoʻomalu means 'restricted mullet,' a reference to food stocked in the fishponds, and really, the best name for a beach ever). The two fishponds were well stocked with seasonal marine foodstuffs; stories say runners would deliver fresh fish to royalty by sprinting down the nearby Ala Kahakai trail.


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