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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lihue Airport and Kalapakī Beach.

Lihue Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

Līhuʻe Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP. Lihue Airport is situated 4 km northeast of Menehune Fishpond.

Kalapakī Beach

Beach

Photo: James Abbott, CC BY 2.0.

Kalapakī Beach is situated 2½ km northeast of Menehune Fishpond.

Ninini Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Skyguy414, Public domain.

Ninini Point Lighthouse is situated 4 km 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 3 km 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 3 km north of Menehune Fishpond.

Hanamaulu

Village

Photo: Syced, CC0.

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 5 km north of Menehune Fishpond.

Menehune Fishpond

Type: Pond
Also known as: “Alakoko” and “Alekoko”
Categories: fish pond and body of water
Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.94881° or 21° 56′ 56″ north

Longitude

-159.37227° or 159° 22′ 20″ west

Elevation

55 metres (180 feet)

Open location code

73H2WJXH+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 112134788

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

5850999

Wikidata ID

Q16895031

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Menehune Fishpond” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Menehune Fishpond”
Japanese: “養魚池”
Spanish: “Alakoko Fishpond”
Spanish: “Alekoko Fishpond”
Spanish: “Estanque de Menehune”
Spanish: “ʻAlekoko Fishpond”
Spanish: “Menehune Fishpond”
Spanish: “Niamalu Pond”

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