Moliʻi Fishpond | |
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  Moliʻi Fishpond | |
| Nearest city | Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi |
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| Coordinates | 21°30′47″N157°50′57″W / 21.51306°N 157.84917°W /21.51306; -157.84917 |
| Area | 125acres (50.59 ha; 0.20 sq mi) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000429[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 1972 |
Moliʻi Fishpond is located southeast of Kamehameha Highway between Kualoa and Johnson Roads, nearKaneohe, on the island ofOahu, in theU.S. state ofHawaii. The pond encompasses 125acres (50.59 ha; 0.20 sq mi) The locale is part of theahupuaa (land division) ofHakipuu. The Molii pond is part ofKualoa Ranch.Tilapia,mullet and moi are found within the pond. Commercial fishing operations are contracted out.[2]
Ancient Hawaiian fishponds were noted in the 1826 journal of William Ellis, the naturalist on James Cook's third voyage (1776–1779):[3]
They [the Hawaiians] have numerous small lakes and ponds, frequently artificial, wherein they breed fish of various kinds, and in tolerable abundance.
— William Ellis, Tour through Owhyee
Moli'i, along withHuilua,Kahaluu andHeʻeia are the only four original Hawaiian fishponds remaining onOahu. Fishponds were used by the ancient Hawaiians for ocean husbandry. Each pond had a set ofsluices that controlled the seawater flow and the fish available in the pond for harvesting. Moli'i had five such sluices, and three of the sluices were still in place in 1972 when the pond was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu. This system of harvesting ocean catch was unique to Hawaii, and does not exist within other areas of ancientPolynesia. The 4,000-foot (1,200 m) wall which partitions the pond fromKaneohe Bay dates back to the earliestHawaiian settlement of the land, and is traditionally attributed to theMenehune of Hawaiian mythology. The craftsmanship applied in constructing the wall is similar tobrickwork, in that the gaps and crevices between the stacked stones are plugged with coral and smaller rocks.[4]
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Today's Staradvertiser (7 June 2017) has an article on oysters in Pearl Harbor that says Moli`i fishpond's most valuable money crop now is oysters.
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