Na Moku-o-Loko `Eono o ka Moku Hawai`i
The Six Districts of Hawai`i
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      Volcano, Kea`au, and Pahoa are the most prominant towns in the district of Puna.
     Volcano is on the border between Puna and Ka`u.  The Old Mamalahoa Highway runs through it, and it can be reached by turning mauka from the New Mamalahoa, or Hawai`i Belt Road.
     Kea`au, formerly known as Ola`a, is just a few miles from the Hilo/Puna boundary. 
     The town of Pahoa is in "Inner Puna" on the way to Cape Kumukahi. 
     Puna is famous for growing beautiful orchids and anthuriums. In the song, Hilo Hanakahi, Puna is extolled for the wonderful fragrance of its groves of hala trees. 
     In some hula legends, the first hula was danced by Hi`iaka and Hopoe in this district.
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