Kalepolepo Fishpond
National Register of Historic Places

Kalepolepo Fishpond

Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii
Listed
December 30, 1996
Type
Site
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
96001503

About this property

Kalepolepo Fishpond is an ancient Hawaiian fishpond estimated to have been built between 1400 and 1500 CE. The fishpond is located in Kalepolepo Park in Kihei, Maui. In 1996, the ʻAoʻao O Na Loka Iʻa O Maui (Association of the Fishponds of Maui) began renovating Koʻieʻie, working closely with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Koʻieʻie ("rapid current") is classified as a loko kuapa (walled pond), a type of fishpond that uses lava rock and coral walls (kuapa) to keep water circulating while a wooden sluice gate (makaha) allows small fish to enter the pond to feed, but prevents them from leaving after they grow too large to slip between the gate's gaps. Species of fish once farmed by ancient Hawaiians include the awa (milkfish, Chanos chanos), amaʻama (flathead mullet, Mugil cephalus), and the aholehole (Hawaiian Flagtail, Kuhlia xenura). The fishpond was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, as Kalepolepo Fishpond with alternate names Koʻieʻie Fishpond and Kaʻonoʻulu Kai Fishpond.

Location

Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii
20.76386, -156.45960

Categories

MARITIME HISTORYENGINEERINGHISTORIC - ABORIGINALPREHISTORICSOCIAL HISTORYPACIFIC-ISLANDERAGRICULTURE
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When was Kalepolepo Fishpond listed on the National Register?

Kalepolepo Fishpond was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1996.

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Kalepolepo Fishpond is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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