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Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve
Terminal moraines (m) and glacial till (w)

Location	Island of Hawaiʻi
Nearest city	Hilo, Hawaiʻi
Area	3,894 acres (1,576 ha)
Established	1981
Governing body	State Reserve

The Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve is a Hawaii state natural reserve that includes the Mauna Kea Adz Quarry, on the southern slope of Mauna Kea on the island of the Hawaiʻi.

Location

The reserve is accessed from the Saddle Road (Hawaii Route 200), about 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Hilo. At 19°41′21″N 155°27′59″W / 19.68917°N 155.46639°W / 19.68917; -155.46639 (Mauna Kea access road), the Mauna Kea access road leads to the north at about 6,600 feet (2,000 m) elevation. The road was unofficially named for John A. Burns who was Governor of Hawaii when it was built in 1964. The land is part of the Natural Area Reserves System administered by the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources. The reserve lies above the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy, to the west of the road starting at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,000 m) at 19°46′10″N 155°27′47″W / 19.76944°N 155.46306°W / 19.76944; -155.46306 (Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve southern boundary). It extends to just below the summit area of Mauna Kea Observatory, at about 13,000 feet (4,000 m) elevation at 19°49′9″N 155°28′28″W / 19.81917°N 155.47444°W / 19.81917; -155.47444 (Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve northern boundary). The 3,894-acre (1,576 ha) reserve was established in 1981.

In 1998, the area leased to the Mauna Kea Observatory (called the Kea Science Reserve) was modified to exclude the Ice Age reserve. Another small parcel surrounding the rocky cinder cone called Puʻu Pōhaku at 19°49′31″N 155°29′28″W / 19.82528°N 155.49111°W / 19.82528; -155.49111 (Puʻu Pōhaku), contains a rare example of permafrost in the tropics. A 2004 study found the rare wēkiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola) in the reserve.

United States historic place

Significant dates

Mauna Kea Adz Quarry
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Nearest city	Hilo, Hawaii
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
NRHP reference No.	66000285
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	December 29, 1962

Quarry

The quarry was used by prehistoric Hawaiians to obtain basalt for stone tools including blades for adzes. Located near the summit of Mauna Kea at an elevation above 12,000 feet (3,700 m) at 19°48′1″N 155°28′4″W / 19.80028°N 155.46778°W / 19.80028; -155.46778 (Mauna Kea Adze Quarry) along the Mauna Kea Trail, this is the largest primitive quarry in the world. The archaeological complex also includes religious shrines, trails, rock shelters, and petroglyphs. The Hawaiian language name for the quarry was Keanakākoʻi.

On December 29, 1962, the quarry was added to the list of National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii. On October 15, 1966 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii as site 66000285. On May 21, 1981 it was added to the state register as site 10-23-4136.

Lake Waiau is located even further up the trail within the reserve.

References

Kepa Maly; Onaona Maly (March 30, 2005). Mauna Kea: Ka Piko Kaulana O Ka ʻAina (The famous summit of the land). Kumu Pono Associates.
"Mauna Kea Ice Age". Hawaii Natural Area Reserves System web site. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
"Mauna Kea Science Reserve Master Plan: Education and Research" (PDF). University of Hawaii. June 16, 2000. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Puʻu Pōhaku
R.A. Englund; et al. "Hawaii Biological Survey Report on 2004 Wëkiu Bug Sampling" (PDF). Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Mauna Kea Adz Quarry". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keanakāko‘i
"National and State Register of Historic Places in Hawaii County" (PDF). Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources historic preservation division. Retrieved August 22, 2010.

Protected areas of Hawaii

Federal

National Parks	Haleakalā Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
National Historical Parks & Sites	Honouliuli NHS Kalaupapa NHP Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS
National Monuments	Papahānaumokuākea Marine
National Marine Sanctuary	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
National Wildlife Refuges	Hakalau Forest Hanalei Hawaiian Islands Huleia James Campbell Kakahaia Kealia Pond Kilauea Point Kona Forest Oahu Forest Pearl Harbor
Wilderness Areas	Haleakala Hawaii Volcanoes
National memorial	Pearl Harbor

State Parks,
Monuments
Recreation Areas
and Preserves

Hawaiʻi (island)	ʻAkaka Falls State Park Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Huliheʻe Palace Kalopa State Recreation Area Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park Kekaha Kai (Kona Coast) State Park Kīholo State Park Reserve Kohala Historical Sites State Monument Lapakahi State Historical Park Lava Tree State Monument MacKenzie State Recreation Area Manuka State Wayside Park Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve Mauna Kea State Recreation Area Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area Wailoa River State Recreation Area Wailuku River State Park / Rainbow Falls
Kaua‘i	Ahukini State Recreation Pier Haʻena State Park Kōkeʻe State Park Nā Pali Coast State Park Polihale State Park Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park Wailua River State Park Waimea Canyon State Park Waimea State Recreational Pier
Maui	Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument ʻĪao Valley State Monument Kaumahina State Wayside Park Makena State Park Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside Park Waiʻanapanapa State Park Wailua Valley State Wayside Park
Moloka‘i	Palaʻau State Park
O‘ahu	Ahupuaʻa O Kahana State Park ʻAiea Bay State Recreation Area Diamond Head State Monument Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Heʻeia State Park ʻIolani Palace State Monument Ka'ena Point State Park Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline Kaka'ako Waterfront Park Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area Kewalo Basin Kūkaniloko Birthstones State Monument Lāʻie Point State Wayside Makapuʻu Point State Wayside Mālaekahana State Recreation Area Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Monument Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside Queen Emma Summer Palace Royal Mausoleum State Monument Sacred Falls State Park Sand Island State Recreation Area Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site Waʻahila Ridge State Recreation Area Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area

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References