S of Milolii on Ahole Bay, Milolii, Hawaii. County/parish: Hawaii.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 26, 1973. NRIS 73000655.
8 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure.
The Āhole Hōlua Complex is a hōlua slide located on Āhole Inlet on the southwest side of the island of Hawaii. The slide was used in the Native Hawaiian sport of hōlua, in which upper-class men raced toboggans down lava slides covered in slippery grasses. Stone platforms along the side of the slide allowed spectators to watch the races. The slide consists of a 60 metres (200 ft) slope and a 23 metres (75 ft) runway; the slope and length of the slide indicate that the Native Hawaiians had developed advanced engineering skills. The slide is among the best-preserved hōlua slides in Hawaii.
The slide was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1973.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63815600