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Kauhola Point

Kauhola Point has been used as a gathering place since ancient times. King Kamehameha I used the land as a place of respite after times of war—a place where he could focus on family, recreation, and agriculture. Local lore even tells of him teaching his wife Ka`ahumanu how to surf in the waters of Maliu offshore.

Today, children in North Kohala enjoy camping, fishing, swimming, and surfing on the property, which local school children in Malama Kai Foundation's Ocean Warriors Program also use as an outdoor classroom for marine educational programs. Local educators also have plans to use the area for on-site agriculture, native reforestation, and shorebird rehabilitation programs.

The Trust for Public Land worked with the nonprofit community organization Maika'i Kamakani 'O Kohala (Maika'i) and the Ocean Warriors to protect 27.5 acres along Kauhola Point. Maika'i and the Ocean Warriors launched a grassroots capital campaign to raise the funds needed to save the land.

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