- Hwy 30 14
227 hits - Hwy 30 13
223 hits - Hwy 30 11
213 hits - Hwy 30 10
238 hits - Unu (heiau) at Keawaʻula, 2020
216 hits - Trailside ahu in hau, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa, 2020
580 hits
Trailside ahu like this one are documented in 19th century texts, but now are very rare. - Platform in a complex of sites, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa, 2020
647 hits
Note the large upright pōhaku on the platform, under the tree. - 17 4 N.Halawa 2010
1374 hits - 17 4 Nr Kawaʻewaʻe1 6910
1327 hits - Kalakū
1859 hits
Danny Camplin was a surfer who drowned at Waimea in 1994. His friends and/or family made the unfortunate decision to cement a memorial plaque onto Kalakū — probably ignorant of its cultural significance. - Keahuohapuʻu, 1995
2021 hits
A heiau associated with fishing. Much coral is in its walls. Small uprights such as the one here appear and disappear over the years. - Puʻu Moiwi adz quarry, 1994
3320 hits
A double upright (rare) at the adz quarry - Puʻu Moiwi adz quarry, 1994
3438 hits
The double upright (rare) at the adz quarry - Lae Kealaikahiki, 2015
3766 hits
Its name translates as "the path to far lands." The traditional departure place for voyages to the south. Modern sailors confirm that winds and currents make this an ideal point of departure, cutting the transit time as much as 10 days. According to some accounts, the prominent line of pōhaku that used to extend out into the sea were used as target practice and destroyed by the US Navy. - 15 4 Replanting2
2619 hits - Paʻuohiʻiaka
2641 hits
Strands of Paʻuohiʻiaka thrive below a clump of pili on the hardpan. All replanting in the upland region must be done above ground because of the danger of UXO (unexploded ordance) just below the surface. - Ordnance at Kahoʻolawe, 2015
3062 hits
The island was a naval bombing range for decades after WWII. Bombs like this can work their way to the surface, even in places scanned and cleared of UXO (unexploded ordnance). - The lele (altar) at Moaʻula Iki, 2015
2668 hits
The lele (altar) at Moaʻula Iki. - Upright, Moaʻula Iki. 2015
2696 hits
A small upright and ahu lies to the left of the trail as one ascents Moaʻula Iki - Heiau at Lae Kealaikahiki, 2015
3408 hits
A structure marking the navigation pathway to Kahiki (foreign lands) at Kealaikahiki. - Lae Kealaikahiki, 2015
3385 hits
Four large pōhaku mark the cardinal points of the compass at Lae Kealaikahiki. - Hauʻula Stream enclosure1, 2000
1784 hits - Maunawila 8, 2015
1888 hits
Note the face in the stone. - Maunawila 7, 2015
1855 hits - Puʻuomahuka 1, 1990
1886 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. - Nīoi, 1994
1839 hits
This section of Nīoi was bulldozed to construct a sewage treatment plant. The archaeologist on the project did not identify this structure as pre-contact. - Nīoi, 1994
1914 hits
This section of Nīoi was bulldozed to construct a sewage treatment plant. The archaeologist on the project did not identify this structure as pre-contact. - Nīoi 5, 1994
1795 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. - Nīoi, 1994
1889 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 7, 1994
1911 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. - Kalakū
2058 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. - Puʻuomahuka 2, 1990
2013 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. - Nīoi 1, 1994
1929 hits
A remaining section of Nīoi, perhaps its principal platform. Note the lined lua (pit) on the right. - Nīoi 3
1881 hits
A large upright pōhaku at the NW edge of the principal platform of Nīoi. - Haleolono, Waimea, 1992
1855 hits
The hale were constructed by Rudy Mitchel, one of a very few people with traditional knowledge of Hawaiian cordage and knots. - Small platform, 2014
199 hits
Perhaps a house platform. A complex of sites lies nearby. - A pōhaku with a face
198 hits
The pōhaku lies adjacent to Kūpopolo Heiau. - Low wall, 2014
250 hits
A section of the mauka wall around a platform, or the remains of a platform, adjacent to the main highway. - Enclosure near Kahōkūwelowelo, 2014
2536 hits
The largest intact structure at Kahōkūwelowelo. Among its possible functions is haleopapa (womensʻ heiau). - Pōhaku within an enclosure, Waʻahila, 2002
2382 hits
Downhill mountain bikers destroyed the rear / mauka wall of the enclosure in order to construct the ramp, which allowed them to jump over the pōhaku and become airborne. - Enclosure at Waʻahila, 1998
2385 hits
The intact enclosure at Waʻahila, before the destruction of the low wall in the foreground by downhill mountain bikers. The site is now occupied by the tents of a homeless person. - Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1757 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact. - Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1857 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact. - Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1845 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact. - Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1840 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact. - Hakioawa - Pōhaku near kūʻula, 2012
2992 hits
The naulu rain clouds approach from Haleakalā. Because the island sits in the leeward rain shadow of Haleakalā, the naulu rain has a great deal of cultural significance on Kahoʻolawe. - Hakioawa - Kūʻula kai (fishing shrine) 1994
3112 hits
On the east side of Hakioawa - Hakioawa - Pōhaku near kūʻula kai, fishing shrine, 2012
3122 hits
Prominent pohaku near the ku'ula (fishing shrine) on the east bluff overlooking Hakioawa - Hakioawa - Kahua Lele, 2012
3345 hits
A modern structure on the west side of Hakioawa - where awa ceremonies take place and where visitors chant at the rising of the sun. - Hakioawa - Heiau, 2012
3202 hits
Perhaps related to this or nearby structures: " ... Thus 'Ai'ai performed his good work in establishing kū'ula and ko'a all around the island of Maui. He is also said to have visited Kaho'olawe and established a kū'ula at Hakioawa ... though it differs from the others in being built on a high bluff overlooking the sea, somewhat like a temple; its stones are in the form of a square, with a space in the middle where the fishermen of Kaho'olawe laid their first fish caught ... 'Awa and kapa were also placed there as offerings to the fishing 'aumakua." - from a translated mo'olelo in Hawaiian Fishing Legends, ed by Dennis Kawaharada, p. 19.