There are many many moʻolelo that hail from or mention ʻEwa, here are some stories that we have gathered to highlight this ʻāina kupanaha. Please note that there are many more moʻolelo that we are continuing to find.
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The 1825 Malden Trails
The Malden Trails are actually an 1825 map by British Navy cartographer R. N. Malden who documented the network of ancient Hawaiian trails and shark caves that could be clearly seen crossing the Ewa Plain, connecting from Honouliuli to the Ewa shore.The ancient trails identified by the Malden map include a Honouliuli Village that led to what later became Ewa Plantation. The early trails near what became the plantation villages split into the Kualaka’i trail (Nimitz-White Plains Beach area) and the One’ula trail (Haseko-One’ula Beach.) A mauka northern trail- Palehua- leads up to Palehua heiau and then to Nanakuli-Waianae and Pohakea Pass. A westerly trail leads to and by Puu o Kapolei through the UH West Oahu campus where it becomes part of Farrington Hwy and then goes on to Nanakuli.
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