Save Kauai brings together current information about Kauai and web-based tools that allow you to take action. If we want to affect the future of Kauai in a pono way we must organize and begin implementing solutions, not just fighting the problems.
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Districts
Kaua'i was traditionally divided by the Hawai'ians into ahupua'a, wedge-shaped land sections that ran from the mountains to the sea. Shaped by island geography, each ahupua'a followed the natural boundaries of the watershed and contained the resources the community needed to be self-sufficient.
The districts linked to here were developed by Juan Wilson and Jonathan Jay. They are based on the original ahupua'a land divisions, but consider the current distribution of population and the County zoning boundaries.
We invite anyone who sees these divisions as problematic to collaborate on the best solutions given modern day factors.
Districts listed include:
Re: Districts
Your use of the terms ahupua'a and district interchangeably is not correct.
The moku, districts, for Kauai are: Na Pali, Halele'a, Ko'olau, Puna and Kona.
There are many ahupua'a. Boundaries for ahupua'a may not be mountain to the sea, in fact, the ahupua'a of Namahana does not have any mauka lands. Many on other islands extend across the entire island.The area selected for each ahupua'a was based on available resouces and other considerations, such as ali'i holdings and konohiki.
Districts have no relation to the ahupua'a boundaries as you state in your discussion above.
Makaala