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County: Hawaii
Site_Name: Ka Holua o Kahawali
Island: Hawaii
Traditional_District: Puna
District: Puna
Ahupuaa: Kapoho
Site_Function: W-Holua slides
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 1-4-20:6
State_Site_Number: 50-10-46-5245
BM_site_number: 50-Ha-A09-002
Project_Number: 321
Entered_By: RG
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Map_ID_Number: Can't find proj. 321 11/25/09 DT
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Surveyor: Hudson/Jourdane
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 00MAR1984
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Form_of_Ownership: Private
Owner: Kapoho Land and Development
Owner_Address: ?
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SiteType: Ka Holua o Kahawali. A hill two miles southwest of Kapoho on the north side of the Pahoa-Kapoho road is known as the site of the holua slide of Kahawali who, according to the legends, competed against Pele. This story is recounted by Ellis, who in the same place gives a description of the game of holua and in various forms by Thrum and Green.
Bibliography: Hudson Ms 1930-1930 - Archaeology of East Hawaii pp.332 E.Jourdane, 1984, Arch. Recon./Historical Surveys of Lands at Kapoho, Puna, Hawaii Island