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单词 Waipio Valley
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Waipio Valley

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Waipio Valley

The View from the Waipiʻo Valley Lookout
Waterfalls at the back of Waipiʻo Valley
Waipi'o Valley Taro Lo'i
Floor of the Waipi'o Valley - these riverbeds become the 'roads'

Waipiʻo Valley is a valley located in the Hamakua District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. "Waipiʻo" means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language.

It was the capital and permanent residence of many early Hawaiian aliʻi (kings) up until the time of King ʻUmi. A place celebrated for its nioi tree (Eugenia reinwardtiana) known as the "Nioi wela o Paʻakalana" (The burning Nioi of Paʻakalana). It was the location of the ancient grass palace of the ancient kings of Hawaii with the nioi stands. Kahekili II raided Waipiʻo in the 18th century and burned the four sacred trees to the ground.

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