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The Manuka State Wayside Park is a state park of 13.4 acres (5.4 ha) with an arboretum located approximately 19 miles (31 km) west of Naʻalehu on the Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) section of the Hawaii Belt Road on the island of Hawaii Hawaii coordinates 19°6′33″N 155°49′33″WThe name means blundering in the Hawaiian Language and was the name of the ancient land division (ahupaʻa) that ran from a bay on the southwest side of the island up the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano.The arboretum of 8 acres (3.2 ha) was originally planted in the mid-19th century with native and introduced plants.
