Hawaii as an extraordinary and vibrant research and learning laboratory for humanity." The land around Kohala is administered as two districts, North Kohala and South Kohala, of the County of Hawaii. The beaches, parks, golf courses, and resorts in South Kohala are called "the Kohala Coast." King Kamehameha I, the first King of the unified Hawaiian Islands, was born near Upolu Point, the northern tip of Kohala. The site is within Kohala Historical Sites State Monument. The original Kamehameha Statue stands in front of the community center in Kapaau, and replicas of the statue are found at Aliiōlani Hale in Honolulu, and in Emancipation Hall at the United States Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. See also List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian – Emperor seamount chain References Further reading Volcanoes of the Island of Hawaii Mountains of Hawaii Extinct volcanoes Polygenetic shield volcanoes Pleistocene shield volcanoes Pleistocene Oceania Cenozoic Hawaii Shield volcanoes of the United States Calderas of Hawaii