Hawai‘i, the Big Island, North Kona, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
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Contributor:
B. David Cathell / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
WW3Y67File size:
103.3 MB (5.9 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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7360 x 4907 px | 62.3 x 41.5 cm | 24.5 x 16.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 September 2013Location:
Kailua-Kona, HI, USAMore information:
Just north of the town of Kailua-Kona is the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. one of the highlights of this park is the fish trap. Fish trap? Never heard of it. I know all about fish ponds where fish were kept until needed. But fish traps? The way it works is by taking advantage of the tides. When the tide is high, water covers the lava rocks on one side and fish can swim in, seeking food and shelter in the perimeter rocks. When the tide goes out, the water level recedes and the fish are trapped — and the ancient Hawai`ians could just climb in and grab them. Dinnertime! Seen from a second vantage point, I saw a local fellow with his net, fishing just outside the fish trap. Take away his baseball cap and the modern buildings beyond the beach vegetation and you have an ancient scene of subsistence in Hawai`i.