About Awāwaloa
Awāwaloa can translate to “long valley or gulch.”
Also called Mount Olympus, hikers might be familiar with the ridge path’s “long dip” that is remembered through the name of this wahi pana (storied place). Awāwaloa is also shared with Pālolo Valley.
Awāwaloa can translate to “long valley or gulch,” referring to the rather long “dip” that those traveling along the ridgeline might be familiar with. On occasion, places were named literally to remember key aspects of landscapes that may have had a significant impact on navigating to another location, gathering resources, and any other practices that required knowing where one is standing.
How to observe the site
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Sources for the information
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Long Range Development Plan. 2007. : Link