Kaalualu Bay

Kaʻaluʻalu Bay lies on the southern coast of Hawaiʻi island, in the district of Kaʻū. The bay was an important canoe landing and a place known for surfing. Nearby coastal settlements, paths and fishing grounds connected the shore with communities and cultivated land farther inland.

Across Hawaiʻi, chiefly rivalries shaped the political landscape during the late eighteenth century. European contact brought new goods and diseases, while Kamehameha's campaigns changed the balance of power among the islands. The bay remained part of a coastal world in which knowledge of landings and sea routes supported travel and daily work.