http://great-hikes.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-kalalau/ Living and hiking on the island of Kauai Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:04:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://great-hikes.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-kalalau/#comment-90689 Ras B Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:04:11 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=390#comment-90689 The "Library" was still there in 2003...have not been there since. Its truly magical place. The “Library” was still there in 2003…have not been there since. Its truly magical place.

]]> http://great-hikes.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-kalalau/#comment-80248 Manawai Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:21:23 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=390#comment-80248 One of the Robinson's did indeed own the back half of the valley for some decades and used to take the cattle out the back via a switchback tail. If a cow got turned around the wrong way, it sometimes had to be pushed off to clear the trail for the rest. When the State condemned it, it wasn't that big a loss as ranching it never was profitable. One of the Robinson’s did indeed own the back half of the valley for some decades and used to take the cattle out the back via a switchback tail. If a cow got turned around the wrong way, it sometimes had to be pushed off to clear the trail for the rest. When the State condemned it, it wasn’t that big a loss as ranching it never was profitable.

]]> http://great-hikes.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-kalalau/#comment-78971 tara Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:31:08 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=390#comment-78971 Andy, Very informative article. I wanted to share that my "uncle" John Medeiros, native of Kauai, told me that the white man bringing influenza to the islands help to wipe out the Kalalau population too. Just thought I'd share! Tara Andy,
Very informative article. I wanted to share that my “uncle” John Medeiros, native of Kauai, told me that the white man bringing influenza to the islands help to wipe out the Kalalau population too. Just thought I’d share!
Tara

]]> http://great-hikes.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-kalalau/#comment-78919 Mary Miller Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:33:53 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=390#comment-78919 Andy, Thanks for answering my questions. Let's hope your revealing and very interesting history doesn't start an exodus of folks moving into the valleys. Mary Andy,
Thanks for answering my questions. Let’s hope your revealing and very interesting history doesn’t start an exodus of folks moving into the valleys.
Mary

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