sentences:  Kealia was once an ancient fishpond supplied with water from the Waikapu Stream in the West Maui Mountains and Kolaloa Gulch originating from Haleakalā.Native Hawaiians may have raised "awa" (milkfish, "Chanos chanos") and "amaama" (flathead mullet, "Mugil cephalus") using a system of ditches and sluice gates to let nearby fish from Māalaea Beach into the pond.Towards the west, the area between Kealia and the town of Māalaea contains another shallow pond and mudflats that are also used by the birds during the winter and spring flooding.