Hono'uli'uli Ahupua'a

Located in the ‘Ewa Moku, Hono‘uli‘uli is O‘ahu's largest ahupua‘a, a traditional Native Hawaiian land division that extends from the Wai‘anae mountains to the sea as a way to divide the island's natural resources among its residents. The earliest archaeological evidence of human settlements within the Hono‘uli‘uli ahupua‘a was charcoal sediment that dated back to 1000 CE.

The name Hono‘uli‘uli means dark bay in the Hawaiian language, a reference to the waters of what is now known as Pearl Harbor, an abundant bay where Native Hawaiians used to fish and capture shellfish. The agricultural landscape included fish ponds from the saltwater, and traditional wetland farms called lo'i where crops such as kalo and ‘ulu were grown plentifully. It was a rich land that sustained over 3,000 people according to the 1836 census.

As more people came and settled in on O‘ahu, the Native Hawaiians were displaced off their land, which was converted into sugar cane plantations. A large influx of immigrant workers looking for financial opportunity soon came after, traveling from Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines, Okinawa, and elsewhere. Within 70 years, the indigenous Hawaiian people no longer made up the majority of the island's population.

During WWII, the landscape once again changed as martial law was enacted after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and Honouliuli internment camp was built within the ahupua‘a for which it was named.

The University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu has a mural on campus depicting the Native Hawaiian lore and stories connected to Hono‘uli‘uli ahupua‘a.