Keauhou Kahaluʻu Heritage Center

Kona Coast


This unstaffed cultural center showcases a few small exhibits on native Hawaiian culture, with a focus on temple building, cultivation, fishing, and holua, the ancient Hawaiian sport of lava-rock sledding, which occurred at nearby Heʻeia Bay. The center is on the KTA Super Store side of the mall, hidden behind the post office near the public restrooms.


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