Kalihi


Kalihi is a neighborhood of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, United States. Split by Likelike Highway, it is flanked by Liliha, Chinatown, and Downtown Honolulu to the east and Mapunapuna, Moanalua, and Salt Lake to the west.
Kalihi is the name of the ahupuaʻa between Kahauiki and Kapālama in the Kona district of Oʻahu. The ahupuaʻa consists of Kalihi Uka, Kalihi Waena, and Kalihi Kai. Historically, Kalihi Kai was the site of the former Leprosy Receiving Station, where those suspected of leprosy were examined prior to treatment or being sent to Kalaupapa on the island of Molokaʻi. Kalihi was also known for its fishponds – ʻĀpili, Pahouiki, Pahounui, ʻAuiki, and Ananoho – near the present Sand Island Access Road which have since all been filled in. The harbormaster of Kamehameha I, Captain Alexander Adams, maintained a residence near the ʻĀpili pond.
The neighborhood's name comes from ka lihi which means "the edge" in the Hawaiian language, and was used for districts on other islands as well. Located at , it was thought to be named by Prince Lot in 1856.
Kalihi Valley has been carved by Kalihi Stream; it is narrow and steep in its upper reaches.svg|thumb|upright=2|200px|Historically, Kalihi is an ahupuaʻa, or area of land ruled by chief or king and managed by the members of the alii

Government and infrastructure

The Hawaii Department of Public Safety operates the Oahu Community Correctional Center, the sole short-term incarceration and pretrial jail, on a plot in Kalihi.

Education

The Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools in the area, including Kalihi Elementary, Kalihi Waena Elementary, Kalihi Uka Elementary, Kalihi Kai Elementary, Dole Middle School, Kapalama Elementary School, King David Kalakaua Middle School, and Farrington High School. At the southern edge of the district lie the private Damien Memorial School and Kamehameha Schools campuses and the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

People