31:
147:
333:
183:
131:
197:
72:
69:
The valley forms a deep cut in the side of Kohala
Mountain, and is traversed in its entirety by Pololū stream. The upper (southern) end of the valley is located at coordinates
234:. A relatively short hike on a graded trail leads to the bottom of the valley. The trail continues beyond the valley, climbing over a ridge to neighboring
235:
163:
256:
158:) farming. A particular variety of kalo (kalo Pololū) was grown here, notable for its crimson stems. Kalo farming was complemented by
358:
363:
190:
Pololū Valley is accessed from the North, from a lookout at mile 28 at the end of highway 270 (forming the terminus of
337:
316:
17:
45:, stressed on the final 'ū') is the northernmost of a series of erosional valleys forming the east coast of
353:
282:
307:
Doughty, A. (2014), Hawaii, the big island revealed: The ultimate guidebook. Wizard
Productions Inc.
174:, run along the sides of Pololū Valley. Hikes to and in the ditch are offered by a tour company.
162:
in the 1800s. In the 20th century, though, the valley fell into disuse. A section of the
124:. A yellow sand dune protects verdant areas inland from the occasional fury of the ocean.
8:
287:
191:
58:
46:
34:
Looking south into the Pololū Valley from the Pololū Valley
Lookout, Island of Hawaii
150:
View of Pololu Beach from along the 15-20 minute trail through thick shady foliage.
113:
trails criss-cross the valley, and lead in and out. The valley is fronted on the
50:
171:
347:
213:
199:
114:
88:
74:
30:
317:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Pololū Valley
154:
Prior to
European colonization, Pololū Valley was renowned for its kalo (
118:
167:
332:
146:
110:
182:
121:
159:
155:
130:
166:, which diverts water from Honokane Valley to the
27:Valley on the north shore of the island of Hawai'i
345:
254:
280:
263:. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library
181:
145:
29:
283:"Hike Through History at Pololū Valley"
186:Pololu Beach from the end of the trail.
14:
346:
281:Wanda A. Adams (September 8, 2002).
24:
25:
375:
325:
177:
331:
129:
310:
301:
274:
248:
13:
1:
241:
359:Landforms of Hawaii (island)
7:
64:
10:
380:
364:Beaches of Hawaii (island)
141:
57:means "long spear" in the
255:Lloyd J. Soehren (2004).
261:on Hawaiian place names
225:Pololū Valley Overlook
214:20.20361°N 155.73361°W
187:
151:
89:20.15083°N 155.74417°W
35:
185:
172:North Kohala district
149:
33:
340:at Wikimedia Commons
219:20.20361; -155.73361
117:side by a beautiful
94:20.15083; -155.74417
41:(Hawaiian spelling:
288:Honolulu Advertiser
209: /
100:Pololū Valley start
84: /
257:"lookup of pololu"
192:Akoni Pule Highway
188:
152:
36:
354:Valleys of Hawaii
336:Media related to
194:) at coordinates
59:Hawaiian language
51:Island of Hawaiʻi
16:(Redirected from
371:
335:
319:
314:
308:
305:
299:
298:
296:
295:
278:
272:
271:
269:
268:
252:
233:
232:
230:
229:
228:
226:
221:
220:
215:
210:
207:
206:
205:
202:
133:
108:
107:
105:
104:
103:
101:
96:
95:
90:
85:
82:
81:
80:
77:
49:Mountain on the
21:
379:
378:
374:
373:
372:
370:
369:
368:
344:
343:
328:
323:
322:
315:
311:
306:
302:
293:
291:
279:
275:
266:
264:
253:
249:
244:
224:
222:
218:
216:
212:
211:
208:
203:
200:
198:
196:
195:
180:
144:
138:
136:
135:
134:
99:
97:
93:
91:
87:
86:
83:
78:
75:
73:
71:
70:
67:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
377:
367:
366:
361:
356:
342:
341:
327:
326:External links
324:
321:
320:
309:
300:
273:
246:
245:
243:
240:
179:
178:Transportation
176:
170:fields of the
143:
140:
128:
127:
126:
66:
63:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
376:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
351:
349:
339:
338:Pololū Valley
334:
330:
329:
318:
313:
304:
290:
289:
284:
277:
262:
258:
251:
247:
239:
237:
231:
193:
184:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
148:
139:
132:
125:
123:
120:
116:
112:
106:
62:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
40:
32:
19:
18:Pololu Valley
312:
303:
292:. Retrieved
286:
276:
265:. Retrieved
260:
250:
236:Honokane Nui
189:
164:Kohala ditch
153:
137:
68:
54:
53:. The word
42:
38:
37:
217: /
92: /
79:155°44′39″W
348:Categories
294:2010-01-10
267:2010-01-10
242:References
223: (
204:155°44′1″W
201:20°12′13″N
119:black sand
98: (
168:sugarcane
238:Valley.
76:20°9′3″N
65:Features
142:History
111:Hiking
55:pololū
47:Kohala
43:Pololū
39:Pololū
122:beach
115:ocean
160:rice
156:taro
350::
285:.
259:.
109:.
61:.
297:.
270:.
227:)
102:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
