Menehune Fishpond
The ʻAlekoko Fishpond, known locally as the Menehune Fishpond, near Līhuʻe, Hawaiʻi, on the island of Kauaʻi, is a historic Hawaiian fishpond. Also known as Alakoko Fishpond, it has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since 1973.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lihue Airport and Kalapakī Beach.
Lihue Airport
Aerodrome
Lihue Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP. Lihue Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Menehune Fishpond.
Kalapakī Beach
Beach
Photo: James Abbott, CC BY 2.0.
Kalapakī Beach is situated 1½ miles northeast of Menehune Fishpond.
Ninini Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Skyguy414, Public domain.
Ninini Point Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles east of Menehune Fishpond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puhi and Lihue.
Puhi
Village
Puhi is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 3,380 at the 2020 census, up from 1,186 at the 2000 census. Puhi is situated 2 miles northwest of Menehune Fishpond.
Lihue
Town
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kauai is the most northwestern of Hawaii's major islands and is the 4th largest by size and population. Nicknamed the Garden Island, it is covered with lush greenery and tropical plants, watered regularly by abundant rainfall. Lihue is situated 2 miles north of Menehune Fishpond.
Hanamaulu
Village
Hanamāʻulu is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the ancient birthplace of Kawelo, a member of Kauai's ruling family. The population was 4,994 at the 2020 census, up from 3,272 at the 2000 census. Hanamaulu is situated 3½ miles north of Menehune Fishpond.
Menehune Fishpond
- Type: Pond
- Also known as: “Alakoko” and “Alekoko”
- Categories: fish pond and body of water
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.94881° or 21° 56′ 56″ northLongitude
-159.37227° or 159° 22′ 20″ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
73H2WJXH+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 112134788OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondGeoNames ID
5850999Wikidata ID
Q16895031
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Menehune Fishpond” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Menehune Fishpond”
- Japanese: “養魚池”
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