The Anahulu River (also called Anahulu Stream) is the longest watercourse on the island of O'ahu in the U.S. state of Hawai'i. It is approximately 12 mi (20 km) long, Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaii. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Largest city Honolulu Honolulu Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 10,941 sq mi  28,337 km² n/a miles  n/a km 1,522 miles  2,450 km 41. ...

Description

It is formed on the western side of the northern Koolau Range approximately 7 mi (12 km) northeast of Wahiawā by the confluence of Kawainui and Kawai'iki streams, both perennial. It flows WNW descending through Kawailoa Gulch, then empties into the eastern end of Waialua Bay at Hale'iwa. It encompasses a watershed of approximately 16 sq mi (40 km²) and a 100-year peak discharge of 16,200 ft³/s (1,510 m³/s). View of Koolau Range from offshore Lanikai (windward coast) Koolau Range is a name given to the fragmented remnant of the eastern or windward shield volcano of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. ... Wahiawā is a census-designated place and town located more or less in the center of Oahu Island, on the plateau or central valley between the two volcanic mountains that comprise the island. ... Haleiwa is a North Shore community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Waialua District of the Island of Oahu, City & County of Honolulu. ...

Archaeological evidence indicates that the valley of the river near its mouth was the site of ancient Native Hawaiian villages. The river valley was abandoned but was later repopulated in the early 19th century, partly as the result of a policy by King Kamehameha I to grow food to support his military expeditions. The policy included the development of irrigated terraces. In 1832 U.S. Protestant missionaries John Emerson and his wife Ursula Sophia circumnavigated O'ahu and put it at the mouth of the river. At the village of Hale'iwa (from hale (home) of the iwa (frigate bird), they were welcomed by Chief Laanui and established the Liliuokalani Church in the village. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Native Hawaiians (in Hawaiian, kanaka oiwi or kanaka māoli) are the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands who trace their ancestry back to Marquesan and possibly Tahitian settlers (starting circa 400 CE), before the arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Hawaiian ruler. ... High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara (, ) Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing the splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe—a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ...

In the later 19th century the village of Hale'iwa and the surrounding river valley became a popular summer vacation destination for the Hawaiian monarchs. The first hotel was built along the river by businessman Benjamin J. Dillingham, who also built a railroad from Honolulu to the north shore in 1898. The railroad and hotel made the river valley a popular vacation spot. Princess Victoria Ka‘iulani, a member of the Kalakaua Dynasty, was in line to become Queen of Hawai‘i when her kingdom was overthrown by local American businessmen with the aid of the United States Marine Corps The Kingdom of Hawai‘i was established in 1810 upon the unification of... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Honolulu redirects here. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

External links

• Archaeology in the Anahulu Valley (PDF)
• EPA: Anahulu Stream
• Hawaii.gov: Critical Coastal Areas (PDF)
• Univ. of Hawaii: Nonpoint pollution in Anahulu River (abstract)