This section of this website contains original research about various topics related to Kaupo.
Tarzan's epic interisland paddle to Kaupo
One day in late October 1945, Kaupo resident Abel Kawaiaea rode his horse to Mokulau around noon. The wind had calmed after days...
Kaupo's many stores
Anyone familiar with Kaupo knows of Kaupo Store, a fixture in the community for a century starting in the 1920s, operating as a...
Bootleggers and bars: Alcohol comes to Kaupo
When foreigners first came to Hawaii in the late 1700s, they brought with them an appetite for alcohol. To slake their thirst...
Owning the land: How Kaupo became private property
In the mid-1800s, the Hawaiian kingdom upended the traditional system of land management in which the ruler of an island would...
The origin of Kaupo Ranch
On June 20, 2023, Kaupo Ranch changed hands for the first time in nearly 100 years when Kamehameha Schools, through the estate of...
The ahupuaa of Kaupo
Kaupo, like the rest of Maui, was in ancient times divided into land sections called ahupuaa. Ahupuaa typically consisted of an...