Research

Kaupo is full of stories of chiefs during the period just before and after Western contact. In the early 1700s, Maui chief...

In November 2005, archaeologist Patrick V. Kirch was exploring the Kaeke region in the uplands of Nuu when he came upon a curious...

On April 4, 1860, an ad in the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Hae Hawaii marked a momentous change for the history of Kaupo:...

There were three trails to Kaupo in the early 1900s, but the Kipahulu trail was the main access point for Kaupo residents and...

Even today, getting to Kaupo isn’t exactly easy. It takes about 2 to 3 hours from Kahului, the main town on Maui, depending on...

In May 1922, Bishop Museum researchers Kenneth Emory and Thomas Maunupau visited Kaupo to document historical sites in the area...