User:Viriditas/South Maui Coastal Heritage Corridor

The South Maui Coastal Heritage Corridor is a recreation and tourism project of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Maui, known as the Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development. The project is managed by a committee chairperson in cooperation with the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Na Ala Hele Trails and Access Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Hawaii, Sea Grant Extension Service, and individuals from the community of Kihei. The project protects and provides public access to South Maui's 15 mile leeward coastline.

The project has installed interpretive signs between Maalaea and La Perouse Bay. Each sign describes the historic importance of the area in terms of Hawaiian cultural values and traditions. A network of bike paths is also planned.

Coastal geography of South Maui

Name	Photo	Type	Location	Established	Description
Lahaina Pali Trail (Hoapili trail)		Trail	Kealaloloa Ridge	1830-1850	Five mile trail between Wailuku and Lahaina
Papawai Point (Lookout)		Cape/Scenic Lookout	Maalaea Bay		Papawai Scenic Lookout is the southernmost point of West Maui overlooking the ʻAuʻau Channel, part of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. The lookout provides a good view for winter whale-watching. Humpback whales may be spotted from this high vantage point from December-May, and can be seen engaging in fluke up dives, pec slaps, blowing, and breaches for miles from the lookout. Closer to the shore, mothers and newborn calves come here to rest.
McGregor Point (lighthouse)		Lighthouse	Maalaea Bay		Ship captain Daniel McGregor successfully navigated an emergency landing here in the late 19th century. Wharf was damaged in a 1906 tsunami.
Kapoli Beach Park		Beach	Maalaea Bay	1952?	Former spring. Archaeological site. Pohaku piku, birth stones.
Maʻalaea Bay		Bay	Maʻalaea Bay		Also called Kaleʻia, Palalau, and Kanaio.
Maʻlaea Small Boat Harbor		Boat harbor	Maalaea	1952	State of Hawaii boat harbor. Wide entrance channel, two breakwaters, paved wharf, berthing facilities, launching ramp, Coast Guard Station, restrooms and parking areas. Seaflite, an interisland hydrofoil ferry, stopped here from 1975-1978. Ma'alaea Ebisu Jinsha historic site (unofficial) located here.
Haycraft Park		Park	Maalaea	1985	Kenny Haycraft and Vern Johnson helped develop this park for an Adopt-a-Park program
Maalaea Community Garden		Garden	Maalaea
Maui Coastal Wetlands Boardwalk		Boardwalk	Maalaea	2009
Maalaea		District
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge		Protected area	Maalaea	1953	Wildlife refuge supports breeding and nesting of Hawaiian stilts, Hawaiian coots, and black-crowned night herons.
Kealia Pond		Coastal salt marsh
Maalaea Beach		Beach
Sugar Beach		Beach	Kihei
Kihei Wharf		Wharf	Kihei
Mai Poina ʻOe laʻu Beach Park		Beach Park	Kihei
Vancouver monument		Monument	Kihei		Located south of the Mai Poina ʻOe Iaʻu Beach Park is a totem pole monument erected by J. Gordon Gibson, the founding owner of the Maui Lu hotel directly across the street. The monument honors Captain George Vancouver, who is thought to have come ashore at this spot in March 1792 while looking for fresh water for his crew. The Vancouver Expedition also briefly explored Maui. In 1964, the shoreline around the monument was improved to protect it from erosion. In 2008, plans were announced to redevelop the area and move the monument from the beach (makai) to the mountainside (mauka).
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary		Protected area	1992
Kalepolepo Beach Park		Beach Park	Kihei
Koʻieʻie Fishpond		Fishpond	Kihei	1400-1500	Ancient Hawaiian fishpond rebuilt by Kamehameha I. Villagers raised mullet and milkfish for the King until the 1860s when the pond became unusable due to silt buildup from eroded uplands. A restoration project is currently underway with the help of local groups.
David Malo's Kilolani Church		Church	Kihei	1853	1853 church built by David Malo, now in ruins. Malo was one of the first Hawaiian scholars and author of Hawaiian Antiquities. Originally 55 feet long and 22 feet wide, it was built from coral and stone with lime cement. Abandoned for a century, Trinity-by-the-Sea Chapel, an open-air Episcopal Church is now operational on the site.
Waipuʻilani Park			Kihei
State Beach Reserve (South Maui)			Kihei
Koʻa i Kamaʻole Fishing Shrine (Kihei Public Library)		Koʻa	Kihei	~1300	Precontact fishing shrine (koʻa) built in the 14th century. Fishermen came here to pray and made offerings to the fishing gods to insure a good catch.
Kalama Park			Kihei
Cove Park			Kihei
Charley Young Beach			Kihei
Kamaole Beach Park I			Kihei
Kamaole Beach Park II			Kihei
Kamaole Beach Park III			Kihei
Kihei Boat Ramp			Kihei
Keawakapu Beach			Kihei
Mokapu Beach			Wailea
Ulua Beach			Wailea
Wailea Coastwalk			Wailea
Wailea Beach	File:Starr 041014-0406 Cocos nucifera.jpg		Wailea
Wailea Point (Native coastal plants garden)			Wailea
Polo Beach			Wailea
Palauea Beach			Makena
Poʻolenalena Beach Park (Paʻipu/Chang's Beach)			Makena
Makena Landing			Makena		19th century port of call and cattle transport point for livestock headed from Maui to Honolulu. Pineapples and sugar were also shipped from here. Potatoes left Makena headed for the California Gold Rush and cotton was shipped from this point to supply the American Civil War. Hawaiian cowboys (paniolo) and ranchers shipped cattle out from Makena Landing until the early 20th century.
Keawalaʻi Church		Church	Makena
Maluʻaka Beach Park			Makena
Oneuli Beach			Makena
Puʻu ʻOlaʻi (Red Hill)		Makena			Also known as "Earthquake Hill", Round Mountain, Red Hill, and other names. The hill is located between the beachs of Oneloa (Oneuli?) and Olai (Naupaka?). Ancestral shark gods are said to inhabit an ocean cave at its base.
Puʻu ʻOlaʻi Beach (Little Beach)			Makena
Oneloa Beach (Big Beach)			Makena
Makena State Park			Makena
Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District
ʻAhihi Bay
Cape Kinaʻu
ʻAhihi-Kinaʻu Natural Area Reserve		Protected area	Makena / La Perouse	1973	Reserve composed of three ecosystems: Late 18th century lava flows in Cape Kinaʻu and the dryland vegetation forming on the lava; anchialine ponds; and marine reefs.
Keoneʻ o ʻ io (Hawaiii Historic Register District)
Keoneʻ oʻio Bay (La Perouse Bay)
Hoapili Trail (King's Highway)		Trail	Cape Hanamanioa	1516; Rebuilt early 1800s	The original Piʻilani Highway started by Chief Pi'ilani and finished by his son Kihaapiʻilani ~1516. Beginning in the 1800s, the trail was rebuilt by the governor of Maui, Ulumaheihei Hoapili.

Other areas

• Laie Wetlands, Kihei

Major roads

• Honoapiilani Highway
• North Kihei Road
• South Kihei Road
• Wailea Alanui Drive
• Makena Alanui
• Makena Road

Brief history

• Corridor Action Committee
• Grants from Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Maui Office of Economic Development

• Interpretive signs
• Trail construction and maintenance
• Litter patrol
• Dune restoration
• Parks enhancement
• Invasive species removal
• Native plant care
• Native seabird protection (ʻUaʻU-Kani)

• Kihei Boat Ramp
  • First project begun by Bob and Lis Richardson in 2001, involving the construction of a trail from KBR to the Surf Side Resort to replace a small footpath. The area was cleared out, trees were cut back and garbage removed. Trail was first widened to 3 and then 5-8 feet in places, and is now lined with coral and mulch.[1] The coral allows for illumination at night, and was once used by ancient Hawaiians to "light" their paths. (image of coral path at full moon would work well here)
  • Involvement and funding of Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC)[2]
• Kamaole Beach Park III Dune Restoration[3]
  • Bob and Lis Richardson managed this project from June 2005 - August 2006
  • In 2006, Hoaloha 'Aina (Friends of the Land) applied and received a grant for 600 tons of sand, more than 1000 native plants, irrigation, and temporary sand fencing. New dunes and access paths were created.
  • Native akiʻaki grass, naupaka, and pohuehue (beach morning glory) were planted
  • Upload images of signs and dunes
• Discuss private property challenges
• Flora and fauna section (images needed)
  • Whales, turtles, native seabirds, etc.
• Add volunteers
• Add Joe Bertram III of South Maui, HB 1028 - "designates the Piilani walking trail from Makena as a Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor and appropriates funds to improve the trail".
• Rotary Club participation

• Need permission to use entire corridor map, which is available as a published graphic.
  • Provided free from the Pacific Whale Foundation
  • Or, simply create a new map

Species

Fauna

• Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis)
• Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
• Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
• Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
• Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin (S. l. longirostris)
• Horned ghost crab (Ocypode ceratophthalmus)

Introduced

Birds

• Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
• Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
• Warbling Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica)
• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
• House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
• Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)

Mammals

• Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus)

Flora

• ʻĀheahea (Chenopodium oahuense)
• Kaunaoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana)
• Wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) (recovery status unknown)
• Pau o Hiiaka (Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicensis)
• Ohelo kai (Lycium sandwicense)
• Ihi (Portulaca molokiniensis)
• ʻŌhai (Sesbania tomentosa)

Naturalized

• Kiawe (Prosopis pallida)

References

• Clark, John R. K. (1989). The Beaches of Maui County. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1246-8.
• Clark, John R. K. (2002). Hawaiʻi Place Names: Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824824512.
• James, Van (2001). Ancient Sites of Maui, Molokai'i and Lana'i. Honolulu, HI: Mutual Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 1566475295.
• Kepler, Angela Kay (1992). Sunny South Maui: A guide to Kihei, Wailea & Makena including Kahoolawe. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing. ISBN 1566470129.
• Kyselka, Will (1980). Maui: How it Came to Be. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824805305. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Sprout, Jerry (2002). Maui Trailblazer: Where to Hike, Snorkel, Paddle, Surf, Drive. Markleeville, CA.: Diamond Valley Co. ISBN 0967007240. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Ziegler, Alan C. (2002). Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology, and Evolution. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824821904.

Further reading

• Broadbent, Scott (2008-08-28). "KCA Explores Progress of South Maui Coastal Heritage Corridor". Local News. Maui Weekly. Retrieved 2008-12-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Sources to be merged

• Add: Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Add Maui News article coverage
  • [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]
• Add Maui Weekly articles: [10], [11]