Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove / Kiowea Park, Hawaii, United States
3.5 (49 reviews) Spent Ranking #12 in Molokai Historic Walking Areas • Parks
Here's The Story On Coconut Groves
Visitors assume that coconuts and the islands go together. They don't. Hawaii is too far by water for a coconut to remain viable floating here. Coconuts were brought to Hawaii by the early voyagers as one of their canoe plants. If you see coconut palms in the wild they were planted there. It might be along a trail as you'll see in the H-3 valley on Oahu. Or in this case they were planted for the king's refreshment when he visited Molokai. One caveat, don't go wandering around under the trees. They drop dangerous nuts and fronds. Ever notice the goats keeping the grass down? Enough said.
Address
Hwy 460 , Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States.
Website
http://www.to-hawaii.com/molokai/attractions/kapuaiwa-grove.php
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 03, 2024, 23:30
User Ratings
3.5 based on (49 reviews)
Reviews
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4karenpammy2016 5:00 PM Aug 28, 2013
great place for a sunset photo
Got to get out here before the sun sets which is about 7p.m. in July. Heard that there used to be more palm trees out here and the views were much better, but the one we saw was just as good. You need to stop your car, get off and wander into the coconut grove. You feel very small amongst all the tall coconut trees. Use your camera to shoot photos up at the trees with the ever changing colors of the evening sunset that reflects on the coconut trees but also watch out for possible falling coconuts! I have never had such an encounter with so many coconut trees at once! Must stop while in the Kaunakakai area during sunset time.
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4wode47 5:00 PM Dec 17, 2018
historic place
the palms are planted by Kamehameha and therefore it is both interesting for people who like nature but also for peole interested in historic places. it is very close to the main city and also not far from the airport.
