Waiohinu, Hawaii
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Waiohinu, which literally means "Shiny Water" is located on the Island of Hawai'i in the district of Ka'u. Waiohinu is the name of the town as well as the ahupua'a, Native Hawaiian subdivision.
Mark Twain visited Waiohinu in 1866 and, legend has it, planted a monkeypod tree. The tree was blown down in 1957, but a shoot from the tree was replanted and remains there today.
[edit] How to get there
Waiohinu is at the very southern tip of the Big Island of Hawai'i, on Hawaii State Highway 11, which is part of the Hawai'i Belt Road. It is 57 miles southeast of Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i and 32 miles southwest of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Waiohinu's ZIP code is 96772, which it shares with the nearby town of Nā'ālehu, Hawai'i.
[edit] External links
- Twain's Monkeypod Tree
- More on Twain's tree
- Waiohinu on Google Maps
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