Hilo Bayfront Trails Public Meeting
Auntie Sally's Luau House • December 10, 2008
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Before / After pix December 7 cleanup
About forty people attended the third and final public meeting of the Hilo Bayfront Trails Planning Committee at Auntie Sally's Luau House, for the purpose of presenting the draft conceptual plans for the project. Members of the business and surfing communities have attended the previous meetings and formed an ad-hoc Kaipalaoa Landing Working Group (KLWG) in order to bring awareness of the cultural and historic significance of this Hilo Bayfront location. One of the items on the KLWG 'wish list' was represented on the consultant's conceptual plans - that of a crosswalk and pedestrian signal across Highway 19. This addresses the need for safe access to the Kaipalaoa Landing.
Past Articles
Kaipalaoa - A Resurrection in Progress • By Steve Skipper, December 7, 2008
References to Kaipalaoa (10/27/08)
How Hilo Got its Name - Kamehameha's warriors tie up their canoes at Kaipalaoa
Kaipalaoa Heiau - (25.4 MB) Hawaiian Almanac & Annual 1905, pg 56, pp 3
Map of Hilo Bay - During the time of Kamehameha I, denoting the seven ahupua'a spreading from Hilo
Ali'i Kanawai Mamalahoe - Kamehameha declares law of "Splintered Paddle" at Kaipalaoa
Mamalahoe Kanawai - Another document on "Splintered Paddle" decree at Kaipalaoa
Splintered Paddle Again - Wikipedia's version of events - see History Mamalahoa Hwy, pp 4
Riddling Contest - Kaipalaoa avenges his father's death through disputation (ho'opapa)
The Riddler - Kaipalaoa's skill at riddling (see pp 3, 4 in section "Legends of the Riddling Chiefs ...")
Suppression of Namakaeha's Revolt - Kamehameha's last war (and victory) at Kaipalaoa
Opukaha'ia - Location of Opukaha'ia's parents and brothers death during Namakaeha's Revolt
Opukaha'ia - Another reference to Opukaha'ia's slain parents and brother at Kaipalaoa
Kamehameha's Favorite Surf Spot - Na kupuna also remember surf's up in 1940's (pg 6, pp 2)
Ancient Hawaiian Surf Spots - Hawaiian names and meanings - check # 9b and 9c
Proverb - Reference to Kaipalaoa in Mary Kawena Pukui's "Olelo No'eau"
Huia - (55.8 MB) Surf spot outside of Kaipalaoa, Hawaiian Almanac & Annua 1896, pg 114, pp 3
Wahi Pana o Na Kohola - Legendary places of whales, NOAA brochure, inside right panel

Hilo Bayfront Trails Document - (56.6 MB) Public record from previous 2 meetings
Aerial photographs of Kaipalaoa Landing courtesy of Kirk Pu'uohau-Pummil/Gemini Observatory