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19-FEB-2007 Selvin Chance

Heleipalala pond

Royal fishpond. Hawaiians were probably the most advanced of the Polynesian cultures in the use of fishponds for raising selected fish.
Most of these were reserved for the ali'i (royalty).

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Dave Sears09-Mar-2007 22:41
Nice shot. I stood exactly at that point last year. Very peaceful spot.