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Designated. 1972. ʻĪao Valley ( Hawaiian: ʻĪao: "cloud supreme", pronounced similar to "EE-yow") is a lush, stream-cut valley in West Maui, Hawaii, located 3.1 miles (5 km) west of Wailuku. Because of its natural environment and history, it has become a tourist location. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972.
The Battle of Kepaniwai ("Battle of the Dammed Waters of ʻĪao" or Kaʻuwaʻupali, "Battle of the Clawed Cliffs") was fought in 1790 between the islands of Hawaiʻi and Maui. The forces of Hawaiʻi were led by Kamehameha I, while the forces of Maui were led by Kalanikūpule. It is known as one of the most bitter battles fought in Hawaiian history.
Maui ( / ˈmaʊi /; Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwwi]) [ 3] is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km 2 ). It is the 17th-largest in the United States. [ 4] Maui is one of Maui County 's five islands, along with Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, and Molokini .
Keōpuolani was born around 1778 at an area known as Pahoehoe of Pāpōhaku, near present-day Wailuku, on the island of Maui. [4] She was known as Kalanikauikaʻalaneo in her early childhood. [4] : 11 Her name means "Gathering of the Clouds of Heaven". Her father was Kīwalaʻō, King of Hawaiʻi island. He was the son of King Kalaniʻōpuʻu ...
Maui's oldest known temple enclosures ( heiaus) are at Halekiʻi and Pihana from about 1200. The structures were, according to legend, built by the Menehune in a single night from stones on Paukukalo Beach. More likely they began as small structures and were expanded as the prestige of the Wailuku grew.
2 /3 GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Shelley Dahilig wove several feet of ti leaf lei strand at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday to honor her Auntie Melvamay “Honey Girl ...
808. FIPS code. 15-77450. GNIS feature ID. 0364757. Wailuku is a census-designated place (CDP) in and county seat [ 2] of Maui Island, Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 17,697 at the 2020 census . Wailuku is located just west of Kahului, at the mouth of the Iao Valley. In the early 20th century Wailuku was the main tourist ...
Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) park containing two important luakini heiau on a high ridge near the mouth of ʻIao Stream in Wailuku, Maui.Both Halekiʻi and Pihana were associated with important Hawaiian chiefs, have been closely studied by archaeologists, and overlook the fertile Nā Wai ʻEhā ('Four Waters') region irrigated by the Wailuku, Waikapu, Waiheʻe ...