Ka'u District

ISBN-13: 9781531677718 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 130 str.

Marge Elwell; Dennis Elwell; Cindy Orlando

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Kau is the largest district in Hawaii and the southernmost. Historically, it is important as the most likely landing area for the first Hawaiians and the location of the first settlement. It was the location of some of the last battles for control of Hawaii island, and the decision of Kaus last alii, Keoua Kuahuula, to agree to a meeting with Kamehameha, which he believed would lead to his death, was a crucial event in the creation of a unified Hawaiian kingdom. After Western contact, the sugar industry dominated the economy of Kau, and ranching was also important. Although the sugar industry closed in 1996, the rural character has been maintained, and Kau now enjoys some of the longest stretches of undeveloped highway and coastline in the state. The appeal of the districts natural beauty owes much to the Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, and Kau has a unique location between the two segments of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.