Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center

Learning from the past to create a healthy future for our historic Hawaiian fishponds in East O'ahu

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E ho‘ōla pono kākou i nā loko i‘a a Maunalua.

Let us properly preserve the fishponds of Maunalua.

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One of Hawai'i's Most Endangered Historic Places

Kānewai Spring

The Trust for Public Land and the Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center worked together to purchase and forever protect this, one of Honolulu’s last natural springs to still provide fresh, clean water to the shore. Kupuna say that Kānewai Spring is “where the mountain gives birth to the ocean,” because these headwaters flow into Kānewai Fishpond, then to Paikō Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary, and finally Maunalua Bay. When the spring is in poor condition, they all suffer.

Once overgrown, dark, and murky - Kānewai Spring and the surrounding land are now brimming with life thanks to seven years of hard work by the Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center and hundreds of volunteers. And now, the site is permanently protected and owned/stewarded by the community via nonprofit Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center.

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Kanewai in the news

January 25, 2015 - MidWeek

November 1, 2015 - Historic Hawai'i Foundation Website

November 1, 2015 - Honolulu Magazine - Hawai'i's Most Endangered Historic Places

April 17, 2016 - Star Advertiser

July 12, 2017 - KITV News

July 12, 2017 - KHON News

July 13, 2017 - Star Advertiser

July 16, 2017 - Star Advertiser

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