Inoa | Name(s)

Pōhakuloa (Maunakea)

Hiʻona ʻāina | Land characteristic: Kekahi mea ʻokoʻa

Hiʻona ʻāina o loko o kēia wahi | Feature(s) located within this place: Puʻu Pōhakuloa; Ke Kahawai o Pōhakuloa; Pōhakuloa Training Area

Hiʻona ʻāina nona kēia wahi | Feature(s) that contain this place: Kaʻohe Mauka; Hāmākua; Hawaiʻi

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

He wahi ākea kēia ma Maunakea a i kapa ʻia no ka puʻu pele a me ke kahawai o ka inoa like. Aia he mau wahi kahua hulikoehana me nā mea hulikoehana i loko o kēia wahi ʻo Pōhakuloa. I kēia mau lā, kaulana kēia wahi no ka noho ʻana o ka pūʻalikoa ʻAmelika ma kēia wahi no ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa hana kaua. 

Description

Pōhakuloa Training Area and surrounding structures are named for the cinder cone and gulch that exist on the slope of Maunakea. There are a number of cultural sites that exist within this area. It is currently being used for target practice by the United States Army and National Guard.

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

E koho iā “Pōhakuloa (Maunakea)” no nā mea pili i kahi ma Maunakea. No nā mea pili i Pōhakuloa ma kekahi wahi, e koho i ka huaʻōlelo ponoʻī no kēlā hiʻona ʻāina a wahi pololei.

Instructions

Use for Pōhakuloa on Mauankea. Not to be confused with other places within Ka Pae ʻĀina o Hawaiʻi with the same name.

Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy

Hālau | Group/school: U.S. Army

Hana | Practice: Hana kaua

Kūmole | Source(s)

Nedd, Harold, “As Army assesses training needs at Pōhakuloa, concerns remain over depleted uranium, cultural sites,” Ka Wai Ola, Volume 31, Number 3, 1 March 2014. Papakilo Database.

“Pohakuloa Gulch,” Inoa ʻĀina Hawaiʻi Database, Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library.

“Puu Pohakuloa,” Inoa ʻĀina Hawaiʻi Database, Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library.

“Pohakuloa Training Area,” Inoa ʻĀina Hawaiʻi Database, Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library.

Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: Searching for Pōhakuloa: a Citizen Scientist’s Journey in Aloha ‘Āina, To Pōhakuloa

Mea haku | Created by: Na ka hui ʻimi naʻauao o Ka Wai Hāpai