Architectural style Hawaiian fishpond Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 14 March 1973 | NRHP Reference # 73000677 Nearest city Lihue, Hawaii | |
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Location On the Hulēʻia River south of Lihue (viewable from lookout on south side of Puhi Road) Similar Huleia National Wildlife R, Kikiaola, Wailua Falls, Old Koloa Town, Grove Farm | ||
Kauai 402 menehune fishpond
The Menehune Fishpond, near Lihue, Hawaii, on Kauai, is a historic Hawaiian fishpond. Also known as Alekoko Fishpond, it has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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- Map of Menehune Fishpond Hawaii 96766 USA
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Map of Menehune Fishpond, Hawaii 96766, USA
Also called Alekoko or Niumalu Pond, it is bounded by a wall 900 yards long at a large bend in Hulēʻia River It has been deemed "the most significant fishpond on Kauai, both in Hawaiian legends and folklore and in the eyes [of] Kauai's people today. It is so old that its construction is attributed to the Menehunes, a mythical people inhabiting Hawaii before the Hawaiians arrived....Additionally, it is the best example of an inland fishpond in the entire state." It was listed on the U.S. National Register in 1973; the listing included one contributing site and one contributing structure.