Address
45-8061 Kuhio Highway, Haena, Kauai 96746
TMK
(4) 5-9-003:001, Lot 141
SHPD Historic Site Number
N/A
Abstract
The Waimakua Homestead consists of three houses, a pool, and a cultivated, terraced garden in Hā‘ena. The property sits at the base of the Hā‘ena mountains near the Nā Pali coast and looks north over a wide beach and the Pacific Ocean. The Homestead is of local significance under Criterion B for Juliet Atwood Rice Wichman, whose contributions to Kaua‘i as a conservationist, horticulturalist, philanthropist, author, organizer, and volunteer spanned five decades. She was instrumental in the formation of the Kaua‘i Museum, founded and funded Limahuli Gardens, and perpetuated Hawaiian agriculture and culture knowledge through her research and writings. The homestead is also of local significance under Criterion C as a good example of a plantation style, multi-residence, family compound that exhibits Hawaiian architectural details such as single-wall construction, exterior lanais, and native basalt rock elements. The pool and garden are significant contributing elements. The garden was used by Mrs. Wichman for her cultivation and study of flora throughout her 40-year residence on the property.
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