Kua Bay Heiau, 2005
1277 hits
A large structure at Kua Bay, possibly a fishing heiau
Haleolono, 2005
25072 hits
The large upright stone at one of several platforms at Haleolono.
Haleolono, 2005
17058 hits
The large upright stone at one of several platforms at Haleolono.
Ahuena Heiau, 2006
1453 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
985 hits
A platform heiau a mile inland, walled on three sides and open to the ocean on the fourth.
Hoʻopalahuli (?), 2007
19672 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
19942 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
28042 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
19829 hits
A heiau in Kailua-Kona on the grounds of a gated condominium complex.
Ahuaumi, 2004
1181 hits
Ahuaʻumi, 2004
12542 hits
Iniʻikawai Heiau, 2004
2240 hits
A heiau within a resort complex in Kahaluʻu.
Kalanikauhi (?), 2004
19434 hits
The name is mentioned in the 1930 Reinecke study, and may refer to this structure.
Hāpaiali’i Heiau, 2004
19046 hits
Before the reconstruction of Hāpaiali’i. The hotel in the distance has since been demolished.
Iniʻikawai Heiau, 2005
15625 hits
A heiau within a resort complex in Kahaluʻu.
Keʻekū, 2005
8566 hits
The hotel in the background has since been demolished and the heiau reconstructed by noted stone mason Billy Fields.
Haleolono , 2006
18319 hits
One of several platforms at Haleolono.
Haleolono, 2006
6529 hits
One of several platforms near Haleolono.
Holualoa, 2006
26322 hits
The abrupt end of the vast holua (downhill sledding ramp) at Holualoa.
Kealakowaʻa, 2006
19072 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
26777 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
19435 hits
The residence of Lonoikamakahiki at Paniau, according to the Kekahuna map. Now, the location of the Keauhou Surf and Racket Club.
Paniau, 2006
1131 hits
The residence of Lonoikamakahiki is truncated by the tennis court at the Keauhou Surf and Racket Club
ʻŌhiʻamukumuku, 2007
18985 hits
The remains of Helani Church, built on ʻŌhiʻamukukuku Heiau at Keauhou.
Hōkūliʻa 16511, 2007
28431 hits
A platform heiau a mile inland, walled on three sides and open to the ocean on the fourth.
Holualoa, 2007
20544 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
17281 hits
Not long ago, elderly residents of Kaūpūlehu visited this stone to offer prayers, according to a person connected with the district.
Lekeke, 2007
26129 hits
Graves from the battle at Kuamoʻo
Ulupalehua, 2004
19490 hits
Kapuanoni, 2004
15498 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
2693 hits
Before the reconstruction of Hapaialiʻi and the demolishing of the Outrigger Hotel.