The remote northern end of the island of Moloka'i offers a modern view
of an ancient culture. Local residents began restoring lo'i (terraces)
and 'auwai (canals) in 1997, and reintroduced taro to Halawa Valley,
which had been grown by the very same system for several hundred years
up until the middle of this century.
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Kauhola Point has been used as a gathering place since ancient times and is still used for camping, fishing, swimming, and surfing.
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In March 2011, TPL and the State Parks Division protectd 17 acres of privately-owned shoreline within the Lapakahi State Historical Park.
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One of the last truly open spaces in the urban Honolulu area, the 3,716-acre Moanalua valley narrowly escaped destruction as a potential corridor for the H-3 freeway, and was under threat of residential development for two decades.
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In 2006, TPL helped the Office of Hawaiian Affairs reacquire the 1,875 acre
valley, one of the last intact ahupua'a (traditional mountain to sea land
division) on the island of O'ahu with special funding from the US Army.
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The transfer of Wao Kele o Puna to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs marked the first time in over 100 years that lands ceded during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy have been returned to Native Hawaiian ownership.
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