5. Kolekole Pass


The road through the deep cut in the Waianae Mountains, known as Kolekole Pass, was constructed by the 3rd Engineers in 1937. Contrary to popular belief, Japanese planes did not approach through Kolekole pass, but flew along the inside of the mountain range making it appear as though they came through the pass on December 7, 1941.

A path into the woods and up the mountain leads to a large stone with a unique natural bowl and drainage through it that has attracted considerable attention over the years. Hawaiian folklore says that the pass is named Kolekole after the old woman who watched people pass the stone that served as the territorial marker. Some speak of the rock being used for sacrificial beheadings of defeated warrior chiefs.

Another path up the mountain leads to a cross that overlooks the Leilehua Plain. When the Hawaiian Division occupied Schofield Barracks, they started a tradition of having Easter sunrise services around a wooden cross. After World War II, the first steel cross was erected and replaced in the mid 1960’s because of corrosion.


SCHOFIELD HISTORICAL MAP INDEX
1. Div. Headquarters 2. Richardson Pool 3. Golf Course
4. Horse Stables 5. Kolekole Pass 6. Post Cemetery
7. Stockade 8. Ralston Field 9. Post Office
10. Pineapple Limited 11. Boxing Bowl 12. Post Theater
13. Chapel 14. Soldiers Barracks 15. Post Exchange
16. Museum 17. Officers Quarters 18. Post Gates
19. Kemoo Farms 20. Officers Club 21. Hospital



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