Nīoi 3
1834 hits
A large upright pōhaku at the NW edge of the principal platform of Nīoi.
Nīoi 1, 1994
1884 hits
A remaining section of Nīoi, perhaps its principal platform. Note the lined lua (pit) on the right.
Puʻuomahuka 2, 1990
1966 hits
Rudy Mitchel commented numerous times that Puʻuomahuka might not be the name of this heiau, but just the area where it stands. He felt that Hawaiians in the l930s were protective of heiau names and locations and did not always share accurate or complete information with McAllister.
Kalakū
2013 hits
Rudy Mitchell identified this pōhaku as Kalakū, a fish god and fish lookout point on the north side of Waimea Bay. It sits on an obscure ledge overlooking the bay. The corresponding pōhaku sits on the opposite side of the Bay, Kalakoi. The stones are also called Kū and Ahuena.
Nīoi 7, 1994
1865 hits
The landowner leased this section on the SE / Kāneʻahe side of Nīoi to a sand mining operation, which bulldozed it. On the day I visited, a member of the Oʻahu Burial Council was there, collecting small fragments of human bone.
Nīoi, 1994
1845 hits
The remaining platform at Nīoi. The archaeologist in charge of the adjacent sewage treatment plant project maintained that he could not positively locate Nīoi.
Nīoi 5, 1994
1750 hits
A small upright stone in a niche, adjacent to the principal platform at Nīoi. The landowner bulldozed this area to construct a sewage treatment plant.