Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2564 hits
The rear, mauka end of a rectangular coastal enclosure. Note the jog in the wall on the right.
Pʻuʻulaʻula
2223 hits
Note the jog in the near wall of the rectangular enclosure, which overlooks Kona to the south.
Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2503 hits
Not evident in the image, but this structure may be a fishing shrine. Seen from the seaward end, it is a low, walled platform with two tiers and abundant heads of coral among its stones.
Kaiholena, 2015
2418 hits
The nearly-intact corner of a large coastal structure, the same one in three other images in this collection.
Kaiholena, 2015
2494 hits
The largest structure in a vast complex of sites, now protected from development. The structure, with several interior divisions, contains six-foot walls that are virtually intact.
Kaiholena, 2015
2448 hits
A probable heiau overlooking the coast, in a complex of sites. Note the smaller tier on the left and the large flat stones in the middle of the main platform.
Kaiholena, 2015
2332 hits
Another view of the large structure that appears in three other images in this collection. One of the larges structures in Kohala, aside from major heiau such as Puʻukoholā and Moʻokini.
Kaiholena, 2015
2355 hits
An intact corner of one of the largest structures in Kohala, apart from major heiau such as Puʻukoholā and Moʻokini. This enclosure contains several interior divisions. Note the small upright stone in the lower right.
Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2526 hits
Small ahu on a bluff overlooking the ocean. A single pōhaku sits on the makai side of a semi-circle of stones. Note the large pōhaku forming the straight boundary of the semi-circle and near them the curved line of smaller stones forming an interior division. A unique site.