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Halepalaoa Review
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Halepalaoa
- Address: 6 1/2 mi southeast from where Keomuku Hwy. dead-ends at Shipwreck Beach, on dirt road running along north shore, HI | Map It
- Category: Archaeological Sites
- Location: Windward Lanai
Fodor's Review:
Named for the whale bones that once washed ashore here, Haleapalaoa, or house of whale ivory, was the site of the wharf used by the short-lived Maunalei Sugar Company to ship cane in 1899. Some say the sugar company failed because the sacred stones of nearby Kahea Heiau were used for the construction of the cane railroad. Angry gods turned the drinking water salty, forcing the sugar company to close after just two years in 1901. The remains of the heiau, once an important place of worship for the people of Lanai, are now hard to find through the kiawe (mesquite) overgrowth. There's good public beach access here and clear shallow water for swimming, but no other facilities.
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