About Koloa Heritage Trail

An introduction with facts and general information about the Koloa Heritage Trail on Kauai Island in Hawaii.

NAME: Koloa Heritage Trail
ALSO KNOWN AS: Ka Ala Hele Waiwai Hooilina o KOloa
DESCRIPTION: multi-use trail featuring historic plaques
LENGTH: 10 Miles
HISTORIC PLAQUES OR MONUMENTS: 14
FOCUSED ON: Kauai's culture, history and geology
LOCATION: Kauai Island, Hawaii

Trail Stops South to North

Historic Marker: #1
SITE: Spouting Horn Park
ADDRESS: off Lawai Road south of Allerton and McBride Gardens
LOCATION: Poipu, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
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HISTORIC MARKER: #2:
SITE: Prince Kuhio Birthplace and Park
DESCRIPTION: the prince was born here in 1871
ADDRESS: north of Lawai Road near its intersection with Hoona Road
LOCATION: Poipu, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
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HISTORIC MARKER: #3:
SITE: Hanakaape Bay and Koloa Landing
DESCRIPTION: formerly 3rd largest whaling port in Hawaii
ADDRESS: where the Waikomo Stream enters Hanakaape Bay
LOCATION: Poipu, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
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HISTORIC MARKER: #4:
SITE: Pau A Laka / aka Moir Gardens
DESCRIPTION: botanical garden founded in 1930s
WITHIN: Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation
ADDRESS: 2253 Poipu Road
LOCATION: Poipu, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
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HISTORIC MARKER: #5:
SITE: Kihahouna Heiau
DESCRIPTION: site of ancient Hawaiian temple
ADDRESS: 2000 Poipu Road, east of its intersection with Hoowili Road
LOCATION: Poipu, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
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HISTORIC MARKER: #6:
SITE: Poipu Beach Park
DESCRIPTION: popular beach and home of endangered monk seals
ADDRESS 2179 Hoone Road
LOCATION: Poipu, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
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HISTORIC MARKER: #7:
SITE: Keoneloa Bay
DESCRIPTION: some of Kauai’s oldest occupied sites
ADDRESS: far east end of Poipu in front of Grand Hyatt Resort
LOCATION: Poipu, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
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HISTORIC MARKER: #8:
SITE: Makawehi and Paa Dunes
DESCRIPTION: fossil bed and bird watching spot
LOCATION: ?
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HISTORIC MARKER: #9:
SITE: Puuwanawana Volcanic Cone
LOCATION: ?
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HISTORIC MARKER: #10:
SITE: Hapa Road
DESCRIPTION: Hawaiians lived in this area since 1200 A.D.
LOCATION: ?
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HISTORIC MARKER: #11:
SITE: Koloa Jodo Mission
DESCRIPTION: Buddhist temple built in 1910
ADDRESS: at or near 3480 Waikomo Road
LOCATION: Koloa Town, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
REFERENCES:
- historichawaii.org --> 2014/02/19 --> koloa-jodo-mission
- koloajodo.com --> history
- facebook.com --> koloa jodo
- hmdb.org --> koloa jodo mission marker
TEXT ON THE MARKER:
"Buddhist temples provided Japanese immigrants a place to worship, study their language, learn martial arts and participate in social events. This Jodo Mission used a specialist in temple architecture from Japan to build the large temple’s interior. Hand-painted, wooden ceiling tiles were a gift from the Japanese artist who rendered them."

HISTORIC MARKER: #12:
SITE: Sugar Monument
DESCRIPTIION: commemorates site of Hawaii’s first sugar mill
LOCATION: ?
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HISTORIC MARKER: #13:
SITE: Yamamoto Store and Koloa Hotel
DESCRIPTION; former plantation-era sites from 1920s
WITHIN: Old Koloa Town Buildings 8 and 9 L
LOCATION: Koloa Town, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
REFERENCES:
- oldkoloa.com --> history --> the yamamoto store
- oldkoloa.com --> history --> the koloa hotel
- hmdb.org --> yamamoto store and koloa hotel marker
TEXT ON THE MARKER:
"Built at the turn of the 20th century, The Yamamoto Building functioned at various times as a plantation camp store and general store with service station. Behind it, the Kōloa Hotel offered rooms to traveling salesmen and actors. The o-furo, or hot tub, provided a relaxing soak to guests."

HISTORIC MARKER: #14:
SITE: Koloa Missionary Church
DESCRIPTION: first Congregational church in Kauai
ADDRESS: 3370 Poipu Road
LOCATION: Koloa Town, Koloa District, South Kauai Island, Hawaii
REFERENCES:
- koloamissionary.com
- hmdb.org --> yamamoto store and koloa hotel marker
TEXT ON THE MARKER:
"Kōloa Missionary Church sanctuary is part of a homestead once owned by Dr. James W. Smith, a medical missionary. In 1842, he began a practice of over 40 years, later becoming an ordained minister at The Church at Kōloa. His grandson, Dr. Alfred Herbert Waterhouse, added a clinic to the homesteat in 1933."

- poipubeach.org --> 2016/05 --> koloa heritage trail brochure 2014 (pdf)
- hawaiimagazine.com --> 2013/03/20 --> exploring the koloa heritage trail
- poipubeach.org --> business --> koloa heritage trail
- gohawaii.com --> islands --> kauai --> regions --> south --> koloa= heritage trail