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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

The Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center Transforms an Industrial Location into a Community Destination

Bringing the Experience of Macadamia Nuts to Visitors

Visitors can experience the growing, harvesting and processing of macadamia nuts into a variety of products for sale at the location and beyond at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center. Located near the Mauna Loa volcano mountain on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island), the Visitor Center highlights what it can mean […]

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The Hilo Town Plantation Bell Tower Connects to the History of the Big Island

Exploring Hilo’s History

The Hilo Town Plantation Bell is dedicated to the memory of the people whose work on sugar plantations defined the early days of Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island). Residing on Kamehameha Avenue that cuts through the main part of the city, the landmark connects the past to the present of […]

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The King Kamehameha Statue in Hilo Allows Audiences to Experience the Legacy of the Hawaiian Kingdom

The tallest of the four statues of King Kamehameha I

Residing in Wailoa River State Park in Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island), the King Kamehameha Statue celebrates the legacy of the leader who conquered and united the islands of Hawai’I to form the Hawaiian Kingdom. The monument connects to the history of this formative event and to the individual that […]

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Ulumau Pohaku Pele Becomes an Icon of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Experiencing the Presence and Power of Pele

Ulumau Pohaku Pele is a 7-ton, 11-foot-high sculpture of stone and wood that personifies the spirit and identity of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island). The carved stone features Pele, the Hawaiian volcano deity, to provide the park with a means of connection to the spiritual and physical […]

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The Katsu Goto Memorial Provides a Simple but Powerful Landmark for a Community

Dedicated to One of the First Union Activists

The heart of Honokaa Town on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island) features various historic buildings and establishments like the historic Honokaʻa People’s Theatre that connect to the origin of the town in the law 19th century. The Katsu Goto Memorial highlights this connection in a powerful way, creating a natural link with […]

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The Ikua Purdy Monument Imagines a Powerful Identity for Parker Ranch Center

Celebrating the Legacy of Paniolo Culture

What would otherwise be an empty green space in front of a shopping center has instead become an imaginative symbol of a culture that connects the past to the present in Waimea on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island). Located outside of the Parker Ranch Center, a large bronze statue of Ikua Purdy […]

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