KOLOA HERITAGE TRAIL

KOLOA, KAUAI

Ka Ala Hele Waiwai Hooilina o Koloa, or the Koloa Heritage Trail, is a fourteen stop, self-guided tour of the Koloa and Poipu area’s most important cultural, historical, and geological sites. Encompassing the south shore of Kauai, look for these special spots on your next visit:

1. Spouting Horn Park - Famous south shore blowhole.
2. Prince Kuhio Park- Prince Kuhio was born here in 1871.
3. Hanakaape Bay & Koloa Landing- The third largest whale port in Hawaii during 1830-1860.
4. Pau A Laka (Moir Gardens)- Botanical garden founded in the 1930’s.
5. Kihahouna Heiau- Site of an ancient Hawaiian temple.
6. Poipu Beach Park - Popular beach home to endangered monk seals.
7. Keoneloa Bay- Home to some of Kauai’s oldest occupied sites (200-600 A.D.).
8.Makawehi & Paa Dunes- Lithified sand dunes revealing fossilized plants, birds, and sealife.
9. Puuwanawana Volcanic Cone- Volcanic formations from Kauai’s birth.
10. Hapa Road- Hawaiians lived in this area since 1200 A.D.
11. Koloa Jodo Mission- Buddhist temple built in 1910.
12. Sugar Monument - Commemorates the site of Hawaii’s first sugar mill.
13. Yamamoto Store & Koloa Hotel- Former plantation era mainstay from the 1920’s.
14. Koloa Missionary Church- The first Congregational church in Kauai.

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