Mauna Kea Oral History Appendix - Office of Mauna Kea Management

Remains of possible house enclosure-water catchment at Kalai‘ehä
(Photo No. KPA-2891)
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Wow! That’s what we see in the old…
In that letter.
That’s right, the letter. The sheep are in the thousands, and just eating everything down
to the nubs.
This grass just came in not too long ago, in the 1900s I’d say.
Hmm.
[turn onto the Kalai‘ehä-Keanakolu dirt road]
Do you know the names of some of these pu‘u around here
I used to know, but now [shaking his head]. That’s Pu‘u Kalai‘ehä.
Kalai‘ehä… Did you zero out the speedometer at the gate
I set it at zero.
Good.
I think the first one is right over there by that pu‘u, there are some walls or something
Now, when you folks were working out here, do I understand that you guys used to take
care of the road like that, and maintain and things. Is that right or not The ranch used to
take care of things
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