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Areas where fishponds existed and potable water could be
easily obtained were the primary areas of settlement; by 1800, many of the
remote area residences were abandoned, a few residents at ʻAnaehoʻomalu,
several families at Puako, and the strongest population at Kawaihae.
Fast forward a few centuries … looking down on the sandy
beach on a helicopter tour, Governor Bill Quinn and RockResorts head Laurence
Rockefeller were scouting for beachfront sites for a possible resort use to
help turn around the fledgling State’s troubled sugar-based economy. He built Mauna Kea Beach Hotel; it opened on
July 24, 1965.
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