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Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park Photo Tour

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Check out photos from the Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park.

 

Kaloko-Honokau National Historic Park
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A'a flow at Kaloko: A'a (blocky lava flow) near the visitor Center for Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. This lava flow originated from the Hualalai volcano.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
Kaloko-Honokau National Historic Park
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The gated entrance to the beach area of Kaloko Honokohau National Historical Park.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
Kaloko-Honokau National Historic Park
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A small native Hawaiian heiau (religious site) and stone walls at Kaloko Honokohau National Historical Park.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
Kaloko-Honokau National Historic Park
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Hawaiian heiau at Kaloko: National Park Service interpretive display at a heiau at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
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Historic stone walls: Historic wall of basalt lava boulders near the beach at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
Kaloko-Honokau National Historic Park
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Hualalai Volcano: This view of the beach-lined cove at Kaloko shows the massive dormant Hualalai volcano in the distance. Hualalai last erupted in 1800-1801 and produced two massive flows that reached the ocean (Claque, 1990; U. S. Geological Survey, 2001).(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
Kaloko-Honokau National Historic Park
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Rocky shore at Kaloko: Historic stone walls along the beach-lined cove at Kaloko. White pebbles coral fragments deposited by wave and storm-current litter the beach between blocks of basalt.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
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Rocky shore at Kaloko: This view is looking north along the coast at Kaloko.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
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Native Hawaiian building: A traditional native Hawaiian building used for work, boat storage, and living on the beach at Kaloko.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
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The shallow cove at Kaloka is home to dozens of green sea turtles and other wildlife. The turtles frequently come ashore to rest. Their heads sticking from the water are a common sight in the shallows along the shore (NPS, 2006).(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
This harbor on the south side of Kaloko Honokohau National Historical Park was the site of the beginning of the entertainment te
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View looking south along one of the historic fishpond walls at Kaloko. Some of the historic fishpond walls have been restored in the park (NPS, 2010).(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
View of Hualalai volcano beyond the coastal vegetation along the beach at Kaloko.
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View of Hualalai volcano beyond the coastal vegetation along the beach at Kaloko.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
View of Hualalai volcano beyond the coastal vegetation along the beach at Kaloko.
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Most of the species here are unfortuantely non-native flora, but the plants flourish on the back-beach sand that cover relatively young lava flows. Thorny mesquite (Prosopis, various species) was introduced to provide cattle with food and shade, but is now a problematic invasive throughout Hawaii (USDA, 2010).(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)
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This harbor on the south side of Kaloko Honokohau National Historical Park was the site of the beginning of the entertainment television adventure series called Gilligan's Island.(Credit: Phil Stoffer, USGS. Public domain.)