- Kaniakapūpū, 2017
641 hits - Kaniakapūpū, 2017
715 hits - Small enclosure against boulders, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa, 2020
604 hits
The boulders form a shallow cavity or sheltered area. The site lies in a complex, just downhill from a medium-sized heiau. - Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 2003
222 hits
The highest heiau on Oʻahu and one of only two dedicated to the sun. The other was at Kapiolani Park bandstand. - Ahu kahakai, Mākua, 2019
778 hits
This modern ahu was built to mark the approximate place where a fishing shrine was used by local families until WWII. The shrine was destroyed by the Army. - Honu (turtles) at a spot where turtles come to feed, 2019
196 hits - Kapaʻa, 2018
1156 hits
A two-tiered structure in excellent condition - Paniau, 2018
1090 hits
The residence of Lonoikamakahiki at Paniau, according to the Kekahuna map. Now, the location of the Keauhou Surf and Racket Club. - Haleaʻama Heiau, 2018
1126 hits
Hale Aʻama Heiau at the Keolanhihi complex, according to the Kekahuma map, which identifies it as a surfing heiau. Nobody now surfs in that area; it is possible that wave patterns have shifted. Or perhaps its connection with surfing is ceremonial and indirect. - Kuʻemanu Heiau, 2018
1103 hits - Holualoa, 2018
1026 hits
This image was made from the top of the holua. The end closest to the highway is overgrown. - Lekeke, 2018
1108 hits
A large structure near Lekeke, possibly a heiau. - Ahu o Lono, 2018
1074 hits
A platform in a petroglyph field at the Kona - Kohala border, along the Old Government Road - Kukuipahu, 2018
1057 hits - Kapaʻa, 2018
1169 hits
A two-tiered structure in excellent condition. - Waiakalilo, 2018
1057 hits
A coastal heiau with a rather jumbled exterior but with a beautiful interior platform paved with ʻiliʻili. Note the small alcove on the right paved with slightly larger water-worn stones. - Old government road
1071 hits
The road was built in the 19th century, probably by prison labor. Public access along the road is still protected by law. - Kakapa Bay, 2018
1083 hits
Possibly a house platform - Kakapa Bay, 2018
1046 hits
A possible ceremonial platform adjacent to the ocean. - Puʻuoina Heiau, 2018
1093 hits
The large structure adjacent to the fishtrap at ʻAiʻōpio. Signs at this heiau mistakenly identified it several years ago as Halemanō Heiau, which may lie under water outside of the entrance to Honokōhau Harbor. - Laʻaloa Heiau, 2018
1083 hits
Along Aliʻi Rd. - Keʻekū Heiau and Hāpaialiʻi Heiau, 2018
980 hits
Both heiau have been reconstructed - Holualoa, 2018
1081 hits - Hōkūliʻa 16756, 2018
960 hits
Near the pā of Kalaniopuʻu - Hōkūliʻa 16756, 2018
999 hits
Near the pā (house enclosure) of Kalaniopuʻu, Aliʻi Nui at the time of Cookʻs visit. - Hōkūliʻa 16745, 2018
748 hits
In the distance is Puʻu Oahu. - Hōkūliʻa 16758, 2018
1027 hits
A small platform at the shore near the pā of Kalaniopuʻu - Hōkūliʻa Halekiʻi, 2018
991 hits
The stepped structure at the entrance to the cave. Note the kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs) on the left rock face. - Location of the battle of Moku Ohai
1163 hits
In the distance is Kealakekua Bay - Puʻu Pāheʻeheʻe Holua, 2018
189 hits
Remains of the holua (sledding run). Houses below appear to have used its stones for wall building. - Puʻu Pāheʻeheʻe, 2018
209 hits
Perhaps the lower terraces of Pāheʻeheʻe heiau - Pāheʻeheʻe Heiau, 2018
208 hits
Remains of the mauka terrace behind the plantationera cemetery - Punamanō, Kahuku, 2018
181 hits
Punamanō is a pond a little mauka from this pōhaku, but an elderly Kahuku resident heard stories as a child of an underground connection between the pond and pōhaku, and of a woman who used to make the passage. - Kamaile Unu, 1996
1468 hits
Waianaʻe residents with ancestral connections to that area use the term Unu rather than heiau to refer to large ceremonial structures. - Kamaile Unu, 1996
197 hits - Kahoʻolawe, 2017
1951 hits
Several 500-ton blasts of TNT made this crater in 1965. It was an attempt by the US Navy to mimic the effects of a nuclear blast and to study its efffects on ships moored nearby. Water in the crater used to be brackish but is now entirely saline - 17-9 Luku3
1375 hits - Kahoʻolawe, 2017
1839 hits
Sheets wrapped around kiawe logs, an attempt to catch topsoil being blown away by the strong winds that sweep the upland. - Kahoʻolawe, 2017
1886 hits
This dirt track allows access to sections of the hard pan being replanted with native vegetation. It lies just above Hakioawa Bay. Between the posts, ground has been cleared for UXO down to a depth of four feet. - 17-9 Wiliwili
1460 hits
This ancient wiliwili tree is a remnant of the vast dryland native forest that once covered the island. It lies along the road near the summit of the island. - 17-9 Kanu1
1361 hits - 17-9 MoaulaNui
1557 hits
The ahu (stone altar) at Moa’ula Nui, a modern structure with double upright stones, to honor both the Nāulu rains and Kamōhoali’i, whose house lies below in Kanapou Bay. - 17-9 MoaulaIki
1449 hits
The lele at Moaʻula Iki. In the distance lies the island of Lānaʻi. - 17-9 ErodedGully
1488 hits - 17-9 Kanu3
1605 hits - Kanapou Bay, 2017
1661 hits
Kanapou Bay faces Maui, across the Alalakeiki Channel. In Kanapou is the lua (pit, home) of the manō (shark) Kamōhoaliʻi, brother of Pele. A stone on the ahu at the summit of Moaʻula Nui, above, honors Kamōhoaliʻi. - Quarry marks, Keaʻau, 2017
225 hits
Local families relate that the corner stones of r Kawaihaʻo were quarried at this site. - Waiʻanae Kiʻi Pōhaku (petroglyph), 2017
218 hits - Upright and platform, Mākua, 1996
660 hits
A prominent upright stone sits on a platform overlooking the ocean. - Upright at Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 1993
673 hits