Which of the Sandwich Islands? 7th Part Quiz

Answer: Hawai'i

The Parker Ranch was established on the Island of Hawai'i in 1847 on a grant of land made by King Kamehameha I to John Palmer Parker. The ranch continues to be worked by Hawaiian cowboys called paniolos; it is managed by Parker Ranch Foundation Trust. Horse races and a rodeo are sponsored at the ranch every Fourth of July.

Answer: O'ahu

In downtown Honolulu on the Island of O'ahu, the 'Iolani Palace was the home of the kings and queens of the Kamehameha Dynasty and Kalākaua Dynasty from 1845 until 1893. Queen Liliʻuokalani was the last royal resident. The building was thereafter used as a seat of government until 1969.

It was thereafter restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1978. It is the only royal palace within the United States. The palace was seen frequently on the US television programme "Hawaii Five-O" as the headquarters of the state police force.

Answer: O'ahu

A large lagoon west of Honolulu was originally known as "Wai Momi" which means waters of pearl or Puʻuloa" which means long hill. It was the traditional home of Ka'ahupahau, the shark goddess, and her son Kahiʻuka. The place is now known as Pearl Harbor -- the home of the United States Pacific Fleet and the location of the memorial of the Imperial Japanese Navy attack of 1941.

Answer: Hawai'i

A lava tube is created when hot lava continues to flow under cooled hardened lava, eventually leaving a conduit of stone. Within the Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawai'i, the Thurston Lava Tube ("Nāhuku") is an example. Discovered in 1913, the tube is open to the public and lit during the day.

It is approximately 500 years old and not perfectly stable which compels the Park Service to post lots of warnings.

Answer: Maui

According to legend, the god Maui stood on the summit of Haleakala and used a lasso to slow the sun as it crossed the sky. This is why, some say, that days are longer on the Island of Maui. Haleakala means house of the sun; it is a favourite place from which to witness sunrise and sunset. From 10,023 feet above sea level, one can see most of the island and be seen from most of the island.

The mountain is managed by the National Park Service.

Answer: Hawai'i

When people call Saint Benedict's Catholic Church in Honaunau, on the Island of Hawai'i, "the painted church," it is in reference to the frescoes on the interior walls and ceiling. Father John Velghe, a Belgian Roman Catholic missionary, had no formal training as an artist but wanted to depict scenes from the Bible for his parishioners.

His century-old work is well preserved; the church is open for both visitors and daily mass.

Answer: Lana'i

At the end of a very difficult (four-wheel drive or dirt bike) "road" from Lana'i City, the Keahiakawelo Rock Garden awaits. The Polihua Road is not paved. The rock garden is also called The Fire of Kawelo; some of the rock towers look a bit like flames. This is a "wahi pana" (a celebrated and sacred place) and visitors should conduct themselves accordingly. Sunset is a perfect time to see the rocks but this means driving back to Lana'i City in the dark.

Answer: Hawai'i

The full name of Mokupapapa is the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center for Hawaiʻi's Remote Coral (which is too long to paint on a sign). The center is located at 76 Kamehameha Ave on the corner of Kamehameha and Waianuenue Avenue. Since 2003, the center has offered exhibits, classes and an aquarium teaching about the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands which are populated by birds, seals and turtles but not people.

Answer: Hawai'i

The Waipiʻo Valley is a two-thousand-foot (610 meters) deep valley in the Hamakau District of the Island of Hawaiʻi. There are multiple waterfalls in this valley, leading run-off to a black-sand beach in the ocean. The Hawaiian word "Waipiʻo" means curved water.

The base of these falls was the home of island royalty. The road leading down into the valley (Waipi'o Valley Road) is one of the steepest in the world and is closed to all but residents. There is also a trail called the Waimanu Trail or the Muliwai Trail.

In the 1995 motion picture "Waterworld," the final scene (the one where they find land) was shot at Waipi'o Falls.

Answer: O'ahu

The Polynesian Cultural Center was opened in 1963 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). The property on which it sits on the north shore of the Island of O'ahu, is owned by Brigham Young University. The center offers eight typical villages: Hawai'i, Samoa, Aotearoa (present-day New Zealand), Fiji, Tahiti, Tonga, the Marquesas Islands, and Rapa Nui (Easter Island or Isla de Pascua). Employees are largely BYU students.