Honu'apo Park Resource Management Plan

2.6 Historic Sites
Honuÿapo Park Final Resources Management Plan
Few signs remain of the former village, industrial area, and harbor that were
present at Honuÿapo during the 19 th and 20 th Centuries. The concrete foundations
of the pier that was used for shipping of sugar from Honuÿapo are still present at the
southern end of Whittington Beach Park. The concrete piles are in poor condition
due to the high wave intensity of this coast and tsunami events that have impacted
Honuÿapo. Concrete foundations of the industrial warehouses that were previously
present at the harbor are also still visible at Whittington Beach Park. Several of
these concrete foundations are currently used as parking areas for park users. No
other above-ground structures from the Plantation Era remain at Whittington Park.
Historic remains of Japanese-style garden in northern portion
of the estuary
2.7 Existing Park Facilities and Utilities
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On the northern side of the
Honuÿapo Estuary, a club
house and Japanese-style
garden were constructed in
the 1950s. These structures
were destroyed by the 1960
tsunami. Concrete foundations
of buildings are still visible in
that area, as well as some of
the structures of the Japanese
garden, including a Japanesestyle
lantern, a small bridge,
and path stones.
A small portion of the Honuÿapo Park property located between the estuary and the
southern end of the property is currently maintained as a community park and is
named “Whittington Beach Park” (TMK 9-5-14:001). This park has parking areas,
landscaped grass areas, picnic tables, a shower, public restrooms, and three
covered concrete block pavilions with tables. Camping is also authorized at the
park with a DPR permit.
Water for the restrooms and showers is stored in an aboveground storage tank, and
the restrooms are connected to an onsite septic tank. A water truck comes to refill
the water supply storage tank as needed. There is no County water system or
sanitary sewer in the vicinity of the park.
According to Stearns & Macdonald (1946), water, formerly needed for Hutchinson
sugar mill operations, was supplied by a number of drilled wells at the sugar mill;