Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

• 1. Bay, Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi. A mile-wide bay with Nāpoʻopoʻo on its south end, Kaʻawaloa on its north end, and Pali Kapu o Keoua, a high sea cliff approximately 1.5 miles long, between them. The bay is one of the most protected anchorages on the island.
• 2. State historical park, Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi. Undeveloped state park that consists of three sections: Nāpoʻopoʻo, including Nāpoʻopoʻo Beach Park; Pali Kapu o Keoua, including several pastures on top of the pali; and Kaʻawaloa, including the Captain Cook Monument and the ruins of Kaʻawaloa village.
• 3. State underwater park, Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi. The 315-acre marine life conservation district is also known as a state underwater park.
• 4. Dive site, Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi. Any of several dive sites within the bay, but especially in Kaʻawaloa Cove.
• 5. Marine life conservation district (315 acres), Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi. In 1969 the state set aside the entire bay as a marine life conservation district. The MLCD is inshore of a straight line between Kaʻawaloa Point and the north end of Nāpoʻopoʻo Beach Park.
• 6. Offshore mooring, Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi. Off Nāpoʻopoʻo.

Literally, pathway [of] the god (a contraction of Kealakeakua).