Mormon Pacific Historical Society
Keywords
Olowalu, Lahainaluna Seminary
Abstract
onathan Napela was born in Honokohau Valley September 11, 1813 but grew up in Olowalu before attending Lahainaluna Seminary. At that time several hundred Hawaiians farmed kalo on the alluvial fan of Olowalu. Napela’s parents died here in the 1853 smallpox epidemic. In ancient times there existed a footpath up Olowalu stream and over the 3500 foot pali into Iao Valley. It was very difficult and although there is a tradition Cannon used it, the path had pretty much been abandoned by 1851 so Cannon would more likely have walked around the north end of the island or continued on past Olowalu to Maalaea and Waikapu in traveling to Wailuku.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
(2012)
"Olowalu,"
Mormon Pacific Historical Society: Vol. 33, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mphs/vol33/iss1/8
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