Stepping in to the Royal Grounds

This was the home of the ali'i of the Kona District of the island of Hawai'i. The royal grounds were within the ahupua'a of Honaunau, a political sub-district that descended down the slope of Mauna Loa and out into the ocean. The purpose of this mountain-to-sea method of land division was to provide residents with areas for farming, collecting drinking water, and fishing.

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