added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1983 as site 83000247. It is state site 10-37-2059, added November 2, 1977. Decline After the death of Kamehameha I in 1819, the royalty converted to Christianity and deconstructed many of the old temples. William Ellis toured the area in 1823, and recorded ruins with holes that had "idols removed" but were otherwise well preserved. He described one enclosure as two hundred seventy feet by two hundred ten feet. The place at the time was called Kaluaokalani but this name was unknown on later visits. The number of different names used through the years has added to confusion about the site. In the Great Mahele of 1848, the area became privately owned. The small beach trail was widened into a larger highway later in the 19th century, bisecting the complex. Some farming and cattle grazing in the early 20th century damaged some features, and a few private homes were built. A developer bought some of the land in 1956 with plans to build a hotel, but only a few small vacation homes were built due to local opposition. In 1973, a survey was done for a project variously known as "Alii Drive realignment", "Kahului-Keauhou Parkway", or "Alii Parkway", which has been on hold for decades. Another proposed road project through the area, Lako Street has been re-routed slightly to avoid some major sites (also on hold as of 2009). In 2010, a four-story condominium complex was proposed, greeted with local opposition. On the north side of the bay in the 19th century, a small Christian church was built called Hale Halawai O Holualoa. It was restored in the 1990s and now known as the "Living Stones Church". Recreation The north side of the bay has a lava ridge that produces a popular surf break known as "Banyans", even though no Banyan trees remain. There are small patches of coral sand, but the hazardous waves and currents can be dangerous to all but advanced surfers. Banyans is the site a surf contest, usually in February. The south side of the bay, along Kamoa Point, has a left surf break called "Lyman's", named for former resident Howard Lyman, favored among all surfers. It was the subject of a song "Laimana" composed by Lei Collins in 1956. The State purchased some land at Kamoa Point in 1990 to develop the area as