Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 12, 1 December 1987 — Heʻeia State Park Potential Discussed [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Heʻeia State Park Potential Discussed

The Friends of He'eia State Park, formerly known as Ulu Mau Village and Matson Point, hope to develop the park and the surrounding He'eia fishpond into a plaee where the public ean leam about the history of the area and enjoy beautiful Kaneohe Bay. They also want to build a Hawaiian village and restore the walls of the fishpond. These were some of the observations made at a recent symposium on "Interpreting Kaneohe Bay," sponsored by the Friends and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Speakers discussed the scientific importance of Kaneohe Bay and the environmental impacts whieh have eome close to destroying its value. They also talked about the recreation potential and educational value of the bay whieh has not been realized because of the general laek of public access. Among those in attendance were Moses K. Keale Sr., chairman of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of T rustees, and OHA Human Services Specialist Samuel Holt and Cultural Specialist Earl (Buddy) Neller.

He'eia fishpond (Loko o He'eia) is the largest of its kind on Oahu. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The walls are now heavily overgrown with mangroves.