Address
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
TMK
(3) 9
SHPD Historic Site Number
N/A
National Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
#74000294
Abstract
Within the Puna-Ka‘u Historic District, there are recorded over 300 sites, including village complexes, temple sites, cave shelters, petroglyph fields, and coastal trails. The human occupation of the Puna-Ka‘u district, as nearly as can be determined, covers a span of nearly 600 years and is represented by a variety of archeological-historical remains, from the prehistoric fishing-farming, later goat-cattle ranching, through the pulu harvesting periods.
Within the Puna-Ka‘u Historic District, there are recorded over 300 sites, including village complexes, temple sites, cave shelters, petroglyph fields, and coastal trails. The human occupation of the Puna-Ka‘u district, as nearly as can be determined, covers a span of nearly 600 years and is represented by a variety of archeological-historical remains, from the prehistoric fishing-farming, later goat-cattle ranching, through the pulu harvesting periods.
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