LIHU‘E — An agreement between the County of Kaua‘i and the Hui Malama O Kaneiolouma, Friday, will help breathe new life into the Kaneiolouma Heiau located in Po‘ipu.
Currently shrouded by screens of haole koa and guinea grass, the heiau is comprised of three components — religion, agriculture and aquaculture — and is under the jurisdiction of the county in the area known as the Po‘ipu Beach Park Mauka Preserve (near Po‘ipu Beach Park and the Brennecke’s Beach Broiler parking lot).
It is an important, multi-purpose heiau, according to historians of the place. Rupert Rowe Sr., president of the hui, and Kaua‘i Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. signed the agreement which addresses the malama, or care, preservation, protection and enhancement of the Kaneiolouma Heiau Complex by affording stewardship to the hui under the county’s Adopt-a-Park program.
The Po‘ipu Beach Park Mauka Preserve, covering 11.04 acres, was created by the county in recognition of Kaneiolouma’s archaeological, historical and cultural significance to Kaua‘i, states the agreement.
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