HI SR61

Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Division to nominate Kawainui Marsh for designation as a National Historic Landmark

Kawainui Marsh is Hawaii's largest remaining wetland and largest ancient freshwater fishpond, serving as an early settlement site for Native Hawaiian ancestors

The marsh was historically a loko ia kalo (freshwater taro fishpond) where Native Hawaiians cultivated fish and taro using advanced aquacultural and agricultural innovations

The site contains at least three significant heiau (Hawaiian temples), including Ulupo which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and provides critical habitat for endangered native water birds

National Historic Landmark designation would provide federal funding and maintenance assistance while recognizing the agricultural achievements and broader history of Oahu's windward coast