Waipā, Haleleʻa, Kauaʻi

1593 acres of the Waipā stream watershed.

Māmalahoa: the peak at the head of the Waipā Stream drainage basin.

lit. untouched water, waipaʻa: hard, solid water.

175 acres are currently in residential and agricultural use.

Vegetable gardens

Fruit orchards

Pasture lands

Stream got completely ripped out by the amount of water that came rushing down.

Flood didn't heavily affect Waipā, in comparison to neighboring ahupuaʻa, because of its geography and management of ditches and drains.