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"Me he lau no ke Koʻolau 
ke aloha."
"Love is like the ends [fingertips] of the Koʻolau breeze."
                                         - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau #2153, pg. 234 (Pukui 1983)

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The moku of Koʻolauloa is located on the northern and northeastern most section of the island of Oahu.  Koʻolauloa has a rich history of food cultivation, culture and moʻolelo.  Home to the predominant Moaʻe winds, Koʻolauloa exudes a rugged and natural environment.  Koʻolauloa is home to the ahupaʻa of Waimea, Pūpūkea, Paumalū, Kaunala, Waialeʻe, Pahipahiʻālua, Nāʻopana 1&2, Kawela, Hanakaoe, ʻŌʻio 1&2, Ulupehupehu, Kahuku, Keana, Malaekahana, Lā ʻie 1&2, Kaipapau, Hauʻ ula, Makao, Kapaka, Kaluanui, Papaʻakoko, Haleʻaha, Kapano, Pūheʻemiki, Waiʻono, Punaluʻu, Kahana, Makaua and Kaʻaʻawa.

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Oahu, Enlarged - HGS #445 - 1838

Nā Ahupuaʻa o Koʻolauloa

• Waimea
• Pūpūkea
• Paumalū
• Kaunala
• Waialeʻe
• Pahipahiʻālua
• Nāʻopana 1
• Nāʻopana 2
• Kawela
• Hanakaoe
• ʻŌʻio 1
• ʻŌʻio 2
• Ulupehupehu
• Kahuku
• Keana
• Malaekahana

• Lāʻie 1
• Lāʻie 2
• Kaipapaʻu
• Hauʻula
• Mākao
• Kapaka
• Kaluanui
• Papaʻakoko
• Haleʻaha
• Kapano
• Pūheʻemiki
• Waiʻono
• Punaluʻu
• Kahana
• Makaua
• Kaʻaʻawa

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Kahana Bay Boat Ramp - Kahana - Photo by Ikaika Mahoe

Mauka a Kahana - Kahana, Oahu - Photo by Ikaika Mahoe

Kahana Valley - Kahana, Oahu - Photo by Ikaika Mahoe

Mo'o o Laniloa - Laie, Oahu - Photo by No'eau Peralto

1/5th of Laniloa the Mo'o - Laie - Photo By No'eau Peralto