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Historic Hapa Trail Walk & beach lunch
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NOTE: Time changed to 9am
An easy morning walk along historic Hapa Trail by the Koloa Community Association. Meet your tour guides at St. Raphael’s Church - this is the island’s oldest Catholic church, so your historical tour is off to a good start. Hapa Road Trail isn’t used anymore, but it was once a major route connecting Koloa and the Poipu area. Today, Hapa Trail has been designated by the County of Kauai as a pedestrian and bike way. On the walk, the guides will share many interesting stories about life in the plantation days and the Koloa Field System. Noted area expert Randy Wichman will be joining this year’s walk and will share his knowledge of archeological surveys, history and point out archeological sites and archeological preserves in the area with visitors and residents including the extensive and ingenious ‘auwai system the Hawaiians built to irrigate the area known as the Koloa Field System. The Koloa Field System occupied most of the southern portions of na ahupua‘a of Koloa and Weliweli. The Hapa Trail Restoration Committee and other members of the Koloa Community Association have worked hard to prepare Hapa Road Trail for this year’s walk, spending mornings clearing the undergrowth so that walkers can view and experience the road in a state as close to the original road as possible. This year’s walk will be also enhanced to include samples of kalo, kō (sugar), ‘uala (sweet potato) and pa‘akai (salt) grown and and pa‘akai (sea salt) manufactured in the area, and demonstrations of these products during lunch. Following the walk, participants will enjoy a delicious local lunch at Poipu Beach Park and more chance to “talk story”. Lunch and tour are offered free of charge. Shuttles will take walkers back to their cars at St. Raphael’s after lunch. All walkers will receive a brochure with a history of the area east and west of Hapa Trail, learning about na wahi kupuna (archeological sites and preserves), as well as the ‘auwai system that irrigated the Koloa Field System.The ‘auwai system started in the Waikomo Stream area of Koloa Town and irrigated all the kalo, kō and ‘uala grown in this arid area today. Hapa Trail t-shirts also available for purchase.
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 This year’s walk was enhanced with the assistance of several area organizations and companies, Koloa Community Association, Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, County of Kauai, Young Brothers, Brenneckes Restaurant, Sueoka Store. |
Date: Saturday, July 17th, 2010 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Admission: Free tour, includes lunch. T-shirts available for purchase. Contact: 634-2460 Location: Departing from St. Raphael's Church Driving Directions: Meet at St. Raphael’s Church on Weliweli Road at the beginning of Hapa Trail, a few blocks from the Old Koloa Town shops. Directions from Google Maps 
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