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This section of this website contains original research about various topics related to Kaupo.

Scandal and intrigue at an early Kaupo school

February 23, 2021
In a prominent location in Kaupo, at the junction of Piilani Highway and the road leading to Kaupo Ranch headquarters, lies a...
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Koa tree

Koa, kea and other trees of old

January 22, 2021
If you travel from the western border of Kaupo at Waiopai going east, you will see the land gradually transform from arid...
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Miana petroglyph

Etched in stone: Three petroglyph sites in Kaupo

November 28, 2020
Petroglyphs (images pecked or incised in stone) are present throughout Hawaiian archipelago, most notably on the Big Island, which...
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Sweet potato (uala)

The sweet potato prayers to Kamapuaa

September 19, 2020
In most areas of old Hawaii, taro was the main crop. But in Kaupo, sweet potato was king. In fact, based on sheer amount of sweet...
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Ahulili

Chief Heleipawa is laid to rest

August 27, 2020
Kaupo is full of stories of chiefs during the period just before and after Western contact. In the early 1700s, Maui chief...
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Adze work in Nuu and beyond

May 29, 2020
In November 2005, archaeologist Patrick V. Kirch was exploring the Kaeke region in the uplands of Nuu when he came upon a curious...
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  • Research
    • In search of Kaupo's forgotten springs
    • Tarzan's epic interisland paddle to Kaupo
    • Kaupo's many stores
    • Bootleggers and bars: Alcohol comes to Kaupo
  • Newspapers
    • Mormon elder swept to death over cliff
    • Local news
    • Roof of Kaupo Catholic church found blown off
    • Church fair in Kaupo is successful
  • Obituaries
    • Antone Vierra Marciel Jr.
    • Luciana Keamalu Pihana
    • Albert A. Coe
    • Pililua

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