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- Keolanahihi, 2010
18121 hits
Junior Kanuha, now deceased, the kahu of Keolanahihi - Alala, 2002
1863 hits
In the back yard of the Bredeson residence, Kaohao. - Upright in a wall, 2001
240 hits
A prominent upright in the low wall at the mauka side of the platform. It could not be located in subsequent visits. - Small upright in a low wall, 1995
177 hits
The wall encloses a platform on two sides. - Area 1753 - large enclosure around a sinkhole
2130 hits
A large upright stone stood at one end. It had fallen but was set back up by the cultural organization curating this complex of sites. - South Hālawa - B33 / B66
1780 hits
One of two heiau quite close together in a complex mauka of the prison - South Hālawa - B33 / B66
1823 hits
One of two heiau quite close together in a complex mauka of the prison - Raceway Park, Coral Sea Rd.
2018 hits
An unusual alignment of two parallel walls running for a short distance in a zigzag manner. Some barbed wire at the site hinted at a WW II origin, except that traditional upright slab construction was used in section of the walls. - Nīoi, 1994
174 hits
Note the lua paʻa (lined pit). - Kukiokāne, 1994
2020 hits
The bulldozed terraces of Kukiokāne Heiau, just prior to the construction of the H-3 Freeway. - Kukiokāne, 2001
1824 hits
A closeup view of the slender upright stone above Kukiokāne Heiau, one of the few remnants of the vast structure demolished in the construction of the Likelike Highway and the H-3 Freeway. The stone is about ten feet tall and perhaps three feet wide. - Luluku, 2011
1957 hits
A remnant of the Luluku terraces, a vast complex of lo’i. The irrigation system for the terraces still functions perfectly and one small section is now being put back into production. - Kukiokāne, 1992
1926 hits
A terrace facing at Kukuiokāne Heiau just before it was bulldozed for the H-3 Freeway construction. - Kukiokāne, 2001
2206 hits
From where the heiau used to be located, now the H-3 Freeway - Wailea, 1994
1742 hits
Wailea is a goddess of canoe builders. The prominent pōhaku is a companion to Alala, not far down the coast. The two pōhaku were very likely used to triangulate the locations of fishing spots. - Maunawila Heiau
1831 hits
Before the heiau was cleared. McAllister made the comment in his 1933 survey that Maunawila was marked by a large number of randomly-placed large boulders. - Moanalua ahu, 1991
2062 hits
An ahu far mauka in Moanalua valley, in the left fork, along the stream. Perhaps a bird catcherʻs shrine? The upright and the flat stone at its base form an east-west alignment. - Maunawila 9, 1993
1895 hits
This small pōhaku sat in an area paved with ʻiliʻili (small stones), which is difficult to see because of all of the leaves. - Small heiau above Puʻuloa (Pearl Harbor)
2392 hits
Note the two large portal stones. A small enclosure lies beyond them, against a slope. - Kaʻaʻawa 2a, 2006
1894 hits
A large, unrecorded structure mauka of the road, at the foot of the pali. It is made up of an incline, terraced and paved in areas with ʻili ʻili, and a large C-shaped structure on the north side. This may be a heiau or the residence of a person with some rank and status. - Kaʻaʻawa 2b, 2006
1684 hits
A large, unrecorded structure mauka of the road, at the foot of the pali. It is made up of an incline, terraced and paved in areas with ʻili ʻili, and a large C-shaped structure on the north side. This may be a heiau or the residence of a person with some rank and status. - Moliʻi, 2011
2107 hits
Moliʻi loko iʻa (fishpond) at Kāneʻohe. - Nānāhoa, 2011
2005 hits
The Nanahoa stone on the cliff is to the far right. - Puakea, 2011
2106 hits
Some of the few stones remaining at Puakea, where stones were taken to construct the roadbed of the modern road below. Massive earth terracing remains, however. Puakea was a puʻuhonua, so sacred that the sails of passing canoes were lowered as they passed. - Puakea, 2011
1837 hits
A large stone, one of the few remaining at Puakea Puúhonua. - Kukiokāne, 1994
2164 hits
The slender upright stone above Kukiokāne Heiau. The stone is still there, but covered by vegetation and hard to see. The archaeological survey of the heiau prior to its destruction did not record this as a cultural feature. - 95 4 Halawa75PohakuKii
2077 hits - 11 04 Halawa75 encl
1996 hits - Marion Kelly, North Hālawa, 2008
1991 hits
Marion Kelly at the large rectangular heiau at site area 85 - Kaualaukī, 1993
2020 hits
An upright stone formerly at Kaualaukī Heiau, where hālau visit for gathering laʻau. Aside from this upright, it would be difficult to recognize the site as a heiau, but the remains of a large structure remain under heavy growth on either side of the trail. Unfortunately, a recent visit revealed that the upright stone is missing. - Leleahina, 1990
2003 hits
Leleahina is now cleared and is being cared for by a nearby Hawaiian ‘ohana (family). - Luluku, 1990
2060 hits
Remnants of the vast complex of lo’i (kalo terraces) at Luluku in Kāne’ohe. Much of the complex was demolished in the construction of the H-3 freeway.