Puna-Ka'u Historic District


Puna-Ka'u Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


Nearest city	Pahala, Hawaii
Coordinates	19°17′42″N 155°14′31″W / 19.29500°N 155.24194°W / 19.29500; -155.24194Coordinates: 19°17′42″N 155°14′31″W / 19.29500°N 155.24194°W / 19.29500; -155.24194
Area	129,655 acres (52,470 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74000294^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 1, 1974

The Puna-Ka'u Historic District is an archaeological district located on the Puna-Ka'u coastline in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The district includes over 300 sites occupied by Polynesians from the 13th through 19th centuries. Eleven of the sites within the district are considered exceptionally significant to modern understanding of native Hawaiian culture and have been the focus of most archaeological research in the area. Five of these sites are villages, at Poupou-Kauka, Kailiili, Kamoamoa, Lae'apuki, Keahou Landing; these village sites provide insight into the agricultural and social practices of the Polynesians. The Puna-Ka'u coastal trail, another one of the significant sites, connected these villages and provided a link to communities in the mountains. The remaining sites include the Wahaulu Heiau temple, the Puuloa petroglyph site, a pulu factory, and two shelter sites used by fishermen and opihi pickers.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1974.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Ladd, Edmund J. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Puna-Ka'u Historic District, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 21, 2015. Accompanied by photos.

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types

Lists by states	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Lists by associated states	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau

Other areas	District of Columbia Morocco

Portal WikiProject

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.