South Point...

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:00:01 -0000, "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net>
wrote:

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>On Wed, 26 Dec 2007, beans@smithfarms.com wrote:
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>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:15:05 -0000, "Alvin E. Toda"
>> <aet@lava.net> wrote:
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>There is some mention of the area north of South Point
>in the hills as being forest. The good fishing in South
>Point is cited as the reason for the first settlement
>there. The solid evidence is the mooring post holes for
>their fishing canoes in the South Point area that is
>likely the first settlement. But little can be said if
>there was a forest there at the earliest settlement
>date of 300AD. If there wasn't, then they would have
>had very long walks to get even wood for fuel. If it
>was as barren as it is now, then they would have
>quickly used up the nearby shrubs to their settlement
>for fuel.

I guess we will never know unless they find something on Kauai. I
remember they once found some other evidence in the stratas near
Hanalei when a big storm (hurricane?) washed much of the bank or cliff
out.

BTW the current forest "near South Point", is at least 12 miles up
slope. Too hard to do that.

aloha,
beans
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farmers of Pure Kona

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007, beans@smithfarms.com wrote:

> I guess we will never know [the first Hawaiian
> Settlement] unless they find something on Kauai. I
> remember they once found some other evidence in the
> stratas near Hanalei when a big storm (hurricane?)
> washed much of the bank or cliff out.
>
> BTW the current forest "near South Point", is at
> least 12 miles up slope. Too hard to do that.
>
> aloha, beans roast beans to kona to email
> farmers of Pure Kona

A lot can change in 1700 years from 300AD-- even
vegetation of forests. It might make sense that Kauai
was the first place for settlement because they saw
menehunes there. By the time Hawaiians reached the big
island for settlement, the viruses might have wiped out
most of the menehune. In a couple months a cold can
infect most of the people in the area and if lethal
without medical care, kill them in a week? Survivors
trying to escape to another island will carry the cold
virus with them. Just like plague in the middle ages.