Kahaluu Fishpond, historically known as Kahouna Fishpond, on Kāneohe Bay in windward

Oʻahu Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O’ ...

, is one of only four surviving ancient Hawaiian fishponds on Oahu that were still in use well into the 20th century. In the previous century there were at least 100 such fishponds around the island. Kahouna was in use until about 1960 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, after members of the surrounding community raised concerns that it would be destroyed by development. The Kahaluu Taro Lo'i Historic District was also added to the National Register at that time. Kahouna features a semicircular seawall about long. The inner and outer faces of the original wall were of stacked stone, with

gravel Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally throughout the world as a result of sedimentary and erosive geologic processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone. Gravel is classifi ...

, coral rubble, and soil as fillers between them. Like its larger counterparts at Molii and Heeia, Kahouna Fishpond is now private property. Of the four major fishponds on Oahu, only

Huilua Fishpond Huilua Fishpond, in Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park on windward Oʻahu, is one of the few surviving ancient Hawaiian fishponds that were still operational well into the 20th century. It was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1962, shortly ...

is open to the public. Kahaluu Pond, Inc., now leases its property for Hawaiian weddings. There is a wedding chapel at one end and a pavilion and garden area at the other, each leased to different vendors. Columbia Pictures also filmed part of '' The Karate Kid Part II'', at the site.

Gallery

Image:Oahu-Kahaluupond-mangroves&coconuts.JPG, Mangroves along seawall

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of Laenani Point

References

External links

Archived newspaper clippings detailing the history of dredging and filling of Kahaluu Fish Pond at kauaianthro.org
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