Kuapā Pond

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Kuapā Pond is a historic Hawaiian fishpond and coastal wetland on Oʻahu that was largely transformed during the development of the Hawaiʻi Kai residential community.

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Kuapā Pond canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian fishpond
coastal wetland
historic site
associatedWith Hawaiian coastal wetlands
Maunalua Bay fishpond complex
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext Native Hawaiian
currentCondition largely altered from original fishpond form
environmentType brackish water pond
coastal lagoon
hasHeritageValue traditional Hawaiian fishpond system
hasHistoricalUse aquaculture
fishpond
hasNameInLanguage Hawaiian
historicalFunction food production for local communities
isPartOf Hawaiʻi Kai residential community
locatedIn Hawaiʻi (island)
surface form: Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi Kai
Oahu
surface form: Oʻahu

United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOnCoastOf southeastern Oʻahu
nameMeaning “arched” or “curved” pond (approximate translation)
near Maunalua Bay
partiallyConvertedTo marina
residential waterways
partiallyFilledFor urban development
region Honolulu County
significance example of traditional Hawaiian fishpond engineering
transformedDuring development of Hawaiʻi Kai
usedFor raising fish
traditional Hawaiian aquaculture

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Hawaiʻi Kai wasDevelopedFrom Kuapā Pond
Hawaiʻi Kai hasBodyOfWater Kuapā Pond