Want to see the Crown Lands that once belonged to the Monarchy of Hawaii before the overthrow of 1893?

How about the various ahupua’a boundaries that divided the islands into pie-like segments?

These are just two viewing options with a new online mapping tool from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

And we must say, it seems pretty cool. If you don’t believe us, just click here.

Here’s what OHA has to say about the new tool:

Three years in the making, OHA’s new Kīpuka Database provides easy access to a wide array of information, including more than 5,000 Native Hawaiian land awards, nearly 10,000 historic sites, and various ahupua’a boundaries.

The database is expected to help complement OHA’s other key research tools, such as the Native Hawaiian Data Book and the Papakilo Database, a digital library for Native Hawaiian historical and cultural information.

OHA Chief Executive Officer Kamana’opono Crabbe said he was “extremely proud” of the database, and he hopes it will make Native Hawaiian historical and cultural information more widely available.

Check out the Kipuka database out for yourself here. Don’t worry if it seems daunting. There are tutorials.

—Nick Grube