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  2. Kealakekua, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Kealakekua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,019 at the 2010 census , [ 2 ] up from 1,645 at the 2000 census . It was the subject of the 1933 popular song " My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii " by Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison and Johnny Noble , which became a Hawaiian ...

  3. Kealakekua Bay - Wikipedia

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    Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaiʻi about 12 miles (19 km) south of Kailua-Kona.Settled over a thousand years ago, the surrounding area contains many archeological and historical sites such as religious temples and also includes the spot where the first documented European to reach the Hawaiian islands, Captain James Cook, was killed.

  4. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    "Hawaiian music, via sheet music, the new technologies of records and radio, and live travelling performances, was a driving force for the 'Hawaii Craze' that besotted the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century." [12] Motion pictures helped keep the fad going through the 1930s, as did television in the 1950s and 1960s. [16]

  5. Kona District, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Kona is a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi in the State of Hawaii, known for its Kona coffee and the Ironman World Championship Triathlon. [1] In the administration of Hawaiʻi County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District (Kona ‘Akau) and South Kona District (Kona Hema).

  6. Heiau - Wikipedia

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    Hale O Pi'ilani Heiau, near Hāna on Maui Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau Heiau, Mānoa Heritage Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2022-1025 An illustration of a heiau at Kealakekua Bay at the time of James Cook's third voyage, by William Ellis. A heiau (/ ˈ h eɪ. aʊ /) is a Hawaiian temple. Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose ...

  7. File:Hawaii County Hawaii Incorporated and Unincorporated ...

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    File:Hawaii County Hawaii Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kealakekua Highlighted.svg. Add languages.

  8. Death of Cook - Wikipedia

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    Death of Cook is the name of several paintings depicting the 1779 death of the first European visitor to the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook at Kealakekua Bay.

  9. Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    The 420 acre (1.7 km 2) site was originally established in 1955 as City of Refuge National Historical Park and was renamed on November 10, 1978. In 2000 the name was changed by the Hawaiian National Park Language Correction Act of 2000 observing the Hawaiian spelling. [5]