Ahupuaa O Kahana

Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park encompasses nearly 5,300 acres of verdant valley on the windward coast of Oahu, stretching from the sandy shores of Kahana Bay to the 2,670-foot summit of Puu Pauao on the crest of the Koolau Mountains. The park preserves one of the few publicly owned ahupuaa in Hawaii, an ancient land division that includes all resource zones from mountains to sea. Established as a living park, Kahana is unique in that approximately thirty-one families continue to reside within its boundaries, maintaining cultural practices and assisting with interpretive programs that share Hawaiian values and lifestyle. The valley's combination of pristine natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and intact traditional land-use patterns makes it one of Hawaii's most significant cultural landscapes.