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in 1956 with plans to build a hotel, but only a few small vacation homes were built due to local opposition. In 1973, a survey was done for a project variously known as "Aliʻi Drive realignment", "Kahului-Keauhou Parkway", or "Aliʻi Parkway", which has been on hold for decades. Another proposed road project through the area, Lako Street has been re-routed slightly to avoid some major sites (also on hold as of 2009). In 2010, a four-story condominium complex was proposed, greeted with local opposition.
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of 1848, the area became privately owned. The small beach trail was widened into a larger highway later in the 19th century, bisecting the complex. Some farming and cattle grazing in the early 20th century damaged some features, and a few private homes were built. A developer bought some of the land
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and some clearing work has been done, but as of 2009 it has only a narrow public access trail. An environmental impact statement was filed in 1995, and an additional 16 acres (65,000 m) in the Hōlualoa 4 area on the East of Aliʻi Drive was donated in 1998. The property had been foreclosed upon
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trees remain. There are small patches of coral sand, but the hazardous waves and currents can be dangerous to all but advanced surfers. Banyans is the site a surf contest, usually in February. The south side of the bay, along Kamoa Point, has a left surf break called "Lyman's", named for former
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toured the area in 1823, and recorded ruins with holes that had "idols removed" but were otherwise well preserved. He described one enclosure as two hundred seventy feet by two hundred ten feet. The place at the time was called
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but this name was unknown on later visits. The number of different names used through the years has added to confusion about the site.
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resident Howard Lyman, favored among all surfers. It was the subject of a song "Laimana" composed by Lei Collins in 1956.
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After the death of Kamehameha I in 1819, the royalty converted to Christianity and deconstructed many of the old temples.
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from a distant land. It was added to over the years, including a terraced grandstand to watch surfing contests.
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for Lako Street extension, produced by Haun and Associates, March 2003, on County of Hawaiʻi official web site
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Illustration of ruins from William Ellis Journal describing his tour around the island in 1823
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On the north side of the bay in the 19th century, a small Christian church was built called
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on July 14, 1983, as site 83000247. It is state site 10-37-2059, added November 2, 1977.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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with site number 05000542. It is State Archeological site number 50-10-37-23.661.
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The State purchased some land at Kamoa Point in 1990 to develop the area as
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The area in about 1890 was less overgrown, but already had one modern house
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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The north side of the bay has a lava ridge that produces a popular
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United States National Register of Historic Places listings
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The massive walls are now overgrown, but remain impressive
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Preserving the Historic Keakealaniwahine Complex in Kona
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in Hawai'i Place Names: Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites
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in Hawai'i Place Names: Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites
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in Hawai'i Place Names: Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites
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The complex on the point was originally added to the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Holualoa Bay is located in Hawaii
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
19°36′7.78″N 155°58′29.4″W / 19.6021611°N 155.974833°W / 19.6021611; -155.974833
Ancient Hawaii
83000247
ruins of rock wall
Kailua-Kona
Keauhou Bay
Kona District
Big Island of Hawaiʻi
Hōlualoa
Hawaiian Language
Hawaiian Language
Hualālai
Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens
Keakealaniwahine
Aliʻi Aimoku
Heiaus
Keakamahana
National Register of Historic Places
Paʻao
Hawaiian Religion
Kamehameha I
Kamakahonu
Kūkailimoku
heʻe hōlua
Keauhou Holua Slide

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