Ahuolono, 2004
7567 hits
A platform in a petroglyph field at the Kona - Kohala border, along the Old Government Road
Ahuaʻumi, 2004
18927 hits
Ālula, 2005
19856 hits
One of several platforms at Haleolono, this one in a parking lot. The name of the heiau, according to a local Hawaiian Kumu Hula, is Ālula.
Ālula, 2005
19766 hits
One of several platforms at Haleolono, this one in a parking lot. The name of the heiau, according to a local Hawaiian Kumu Hula, is Ālula.
Koʻa, 2004
12039 hits
A probable fishing shrine at Oʻoma.
Koʻa, 2004
12191 hits
A probable fishing shrine at Oʻoma, or more correctly, a fishing heiau.
Kua Bay Heiau, 2005
1214 hits
A large structure at Kua Bay, possibly a fishing heiau
Haleolono, 2005
24647 hits
The large upright stone at one of several platforms at Haleolono.
Haleolono, 2005
16816 hits
The large upright stone at one of several platforms at Haleolono.
Ahuena Heiau, 2006
1397 hits
This is not the original location of Ahuena, which stood nearby in what is now an adjacent private residence. Cultural practitioner David Roy was instrumental in having the stones of the heiau moved to where they stand now.
Hōkūliʻa 16511, 2007
933 hits
A platform heiau a mile inland, walled on three sides and open to the ocean on the fourth.
Hoʻopalahuli (?), 2007
19351 hits
The name is mentioned in the 1930 Reinecke study, and may refer to this unusual structure that rises sharply up the side of a bluff and straddles a fissure at the top.
Kauakaiʻakaola, 2007
19601 hits
A cruise ship lies anchored in the distance. It is dangerous to add diacritical marks to heiau names, since that limits possible interpretations. However, here is one guess: "Rainfishhealth Heiau." Kona resident Junior Kanuha, now passed, told me that his father helped to reconstruct this heiau. Unfortunately it suffered major damage in a large earthquake a year or so after this image was made.
Kauakaiʻakaola, 2007
27623 hits
Kona resident Junior Kanuha, now passed, told me that his father helped to reconstruct this heiau. Unfortunately it suffered major damage in a large earthquake a year or so after this image was made.
Kualiʻiliʻi Heiau, 2004
19506 hits
A heiau in Kailua-Kona on the grounds of a gated condominium complex.
Ahuaumi, 2004
1123 hits
Ahuaʻumi, 2004
12390 hits
Iniʻikawai Heiau, 2004
2153 hits
A heiau within a resort complex in Kahaluʻu.
Kalanikauhi (?), 2004
19081 hits
The name is mentioned in the 1930 Reinecke study, and may refer to this structure.
Hāpaiali’i Heiau, 2004
18721 hits
Before the reconstruction of Hāpaiali’i. The hotel in the distance has since been demolished.
Iniʻikawai Heiau, 2005
15396 hits
A heiau within a resort complex in Kahaluʻu.
Keʻekū, 2005
8415 hits
The hotel in the background has since been demolished and the heiau reconstructed by noted stone mason Billy Fields.
Haleolono , 2006
17986 hits
One of several platforms at Haleolono.
Haleolono, 2006
6434 hits
One of several platforms near Haleolono.
Holualoa, 2006
25873 hits
The abrupt end of the vast holua (downhill sledding ramp) at Holualoa.
Kealakowaʻa, 2006
18777 hits
A heiau associated with canoe building. It had been reconstructed by noted stone mason Billy Fiends, but suffered major damage in a large earthquake several years after this image was made.
Paniau, 2006
26309 hits
Portions of the residence of Lonoikamakahiki, according to the Kekahuna map, now near the swimming pool. Kekahunaʻs source of cultural information, Naluahine Kaʻopua, lived close to this spot according to the map.
Paniau, 2006
19118 hits
The residence of Lonoikamakahiki at Paniau, according to the Kekahuna map. Now, the location of the Keauhou Surf and Racket Club.
Paniau, 2006
1084 hits
The residence of Lonoikamakahiki is truncated by the tennis court at the Keauhou Surf and Racket Club
ʻŌhiʻamukumuku, 2007
18663 hits
The remains of Helani Church, built on ʻŌhiʻamukukuku Heiau at Keauhou.
Hōkūliʻa 16511, 2007
27955 hits
A platform heiau a mile inland, walled on three sides and open to the ocean on the fourth.
Holualoa, 2007
20208 hits
The end of the vast Holua Loa at Keauhou. Cultural anthropologist Marion Kelly and Kenneth Emory witnessed the bulldozing of the lower portion of the heiau for the construction of the resort on the other side of the road. The landowner arranged for the demolition to happen on a Sunday, according to Marion Kelly.
Kaūpūlehu, 2009
17008 hits
Not long ago, elderly residents of Kaūpūlehu visited this stone to offer prayers, according to a person connected with the district.
Lekeke, 2007
25693 hits
Graves from the battle at Kuamoʻo
Ulupalehua, 2004
19161 hits
Kapuanoni, 2004
15287 hits
A heiau in the complex at Kahaluʻu said to have been built or enlarged by Kalaniopuʻu. The hotel has since been demolished by the landowner.
Hapaialiʻi, 2007
2626 hits
Before the reconstruction of Hapaialiʻi and the demolishing of the Outrigger Hotel.
Lualualei 3, 2000
166 hits
A rare double upright. Sites on the military reservation are especially well preserved, aside from those destroyed to build bunkers.
Lualualei 4, 2000
155 hits
A very large upright stone, about 12 feet. Note the stone at the base holding it up.
00 7 Lualualei5
2615 hits
Lualualei 5, 2000
161 hits
A large platform at Lualualei. Similar platforms sit at each of the small valleys at the rear of Lualualei.
Three uprights, 2006
2283 hits
Enclosure, raised, 2006
2377 hits
Platform, Hālawa Valley
2224 hits
Not far above the stream. A possible heiau.
Hōkūliʻa 10278, 2008
928 hits
Hapaialiʻi, 2008
19563 hits
After the heiau was rebuilt by Billy Fields, a noted dry-stack stone mason.
Makoleʻa, 2008
1774 hits
Makoleʻa Heiau has been reconstructed by the landowner, and its surrounding complex turned into a cultural preserve. The heiau is connected to the aliʻi wahine Makoleʻa.
Makoleʻa, 2008
19267 hits
The heiau mauka of Keʻeku, associated with the aliʻi wahine Makoleʻa. It has since been reconstructed, along with Keʻekū and Hāpaialiʻi Heiau.
Hāpaialiʻi, 2004
19033 hits
Before the reconstruction of the heiau by stone mason Billy Fields. Keʻeku Heiau lies in the distance.
Moʻokini, 2006
2447 hits