Squeezed between lush golf courses and their affiliated, adjacent gated communities, bits and pieces of Hawaiian cultural history can be found. Often, the preservation of historical lands/structures is part of the cost of building these sprawling developments.
Just north of Kona, along the seaward side of one golf course, the ruins of old, stone-walled donkey corals have been saved and highlighted. Prior to modern roads and transportation in Hawaii, donkeys were an essential tool to ferry goods from the sea to the hills above along the Ala Mauka Makai (from the mountains to the sea) route.
Another aspect of Hawaii's history is featured at the nearby canoe garden. All the plants grown in the garden were originally brought to Hawaii by Polynesians in canoes, a long time ago. Many were food plants, others were used for dye or fiber.
A replica shelter of the canoe era has been built at the garden.
The garden also features a giant replica of a navigational compass.
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