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Revision as of 03:57, 2 May 2010
King Kamehameha III's Royal Residential Complex | |
 Plaque at the site | |
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| Location | Front and Shaw Streets, Maluʻulu o Lele and Kamehameha Iki Parks, Lahaina, Hawaii |
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| Built | 1837 |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000408 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1997 |
Mokuʻula is a tiny island now buried beneath an abandoned baseball field in Lahaina, Hawaii. It was the private residence of King Kamehameha III from 1837 to 1845 and the burial site of several Hawaiian royals. The 1-acre (4,000 m2) island was and continues to be considered sacred to many Hawaiians as a piko, or symbolic center of energy and power.[2] According to Klieger, "the moated palace of Mokuʻula...was a place of the "Sacred Red Mists," an oasis of rest and calm during the raucous, rollicking days of Pacific whaling."[3] When the capital of Hawaii moved from Lahaina to Honolulu, Mokuʻula fell into disrepair. By 1919, the county turned the land into Malu ʻUlu O Lele Park. Efforts are currently underway to revive the site.[4]
It was added to the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1994, and to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1997 as King Kamehameha III's Royal Residential Complex.
Loko Mokuhinia
Mokuʻula was surrounded by a 17 acres (6.9 ha) spring-fed lake, Mokuhinia. The lake was reported to be the home of Kihawahine, a powerful moʻo or lizard goddess. According to myth, the moʻo was a reincarnation of Pi'ilani's daughter, the chiefess, Kalaʻaiheana. Hawaiians cultivated loʻi, or taro patches, and fishponds within the lake.[5]
Restoration
The Friends of Mokuʻula, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoration of the sacred site, formed in 1990. Members lead tours of the area. In 1992-1995 and 1999, archaeologists from Bishop Museum and Heritage Surveys surveyed the site and began documenting its features and boundaries.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ Becker, Nancy (1999). "Mokuʻula A Native Hawaiian Sacred Site is Being Restored". Preservation. Sacred Sites International Foundation. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Klieger, P. Christiaan (Jan. 2003). "Mokuʻula: The King's Island". Vol.6 No.4. Maui No Ka ʻOi i Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kubota, Gary T. (2003-07-10). "Group works to restore islet". Hawaii News. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ Schonwalter, Helen Anne (2007-02-22). "Mokuʻula Reawakens". Features. Maui Weekly. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
Further reading and resources
- Hamilton, Chris (2010-03-14). "In dig project, what's 'underneath' matters". Maui News.
- James, Van (2001). Ancient Sites of Maui, Molokai'i and Lana'i. Honolulu, HI: Mutual Publishing. pp. 48–52. ISBN 1566475295.
- Kamae, Eddie (Director); Wong, Kaupena (Actor) (2008). Lahaina - Waves of Change (Documentary). Hawaiian Legacy Foundation.
- Klieger, P. Christiaan (1999). Moku`ula: Maui's Sacred Island. Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 1581780028.
- Wyban, Carol Araki (1992). Tide and Current: Fishponds of Hawai'i. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824813960.
External links
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