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National historic trail, Hawaiʻi. The 175-mile coastal trail that runs from the eastern boundary of the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park through the districts of Kaʻū, Kona, and Kohala to ʻUpolu Point. The name was first suggested by planners from the Division of State Parks in a 1973 report called "Nā Ala Hele" (literally, the trails). The report recommended a Nā Ala Hele Statewide Trail System and proposed a demonstration trail from Keāhole Point to Kawaihae that would be known as the Ala Kahakai. The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail connects the demonstration trail with other coastal trail remnants and includes many county, state, and federal lands. It was established on November 13, 2000, when President William Clinton signed into law the Ala Kahakai National Trail Act as Public Law 106-509. Section 3 of this law describes the location of the trail and provides that no land may be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior without the consent of the landowner. It also provides that the Secretary shall encourage communities and landowners along the trail to participate in the planning, development, and maintenance of the trail, and consult with affected federal, state, and local agencies, native Hawaiian groups, and landowners in the administration of the trail. The National Park Service is the trail manager. Literally, trail [by the] sea, or beach trail.