- Keolanahihi, 2008
20327 hits
A pōhaku at the complex of Keolanahihi in Kailua-Kona. - Site N24 in the mountains above Honolulu.
457 hits
A large pōhaku inside an oval enclosure. The size of the pōhaku makes the enclosure impractical for anything but ceremonial use. Similar enclosures are to be found in Pālolo Valley. - Enclosure and upright, 2008
2637 hits - Hakioawa - Kūʻula kai, 1994
3187 hits
A kūʻula at Hakioawa, on the east bluff overlooking the bay - Hapaialiʻi, 2007
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Before the reconstruction of Hapaialiʻi and the demolishing of the Outrigger Hotel. - Kapuanoni, 2004
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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. - Ulupalehua, 2004
19492 hits - Lekeke, 2007
26147 hits
Graves from the battle at Kuamoʻo - Kaūpūlehu, 2009
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Not long ago, elderly residents of Kaūpūlehu visited this stone to offer prayers, according to a person connected with the district. - Holualoa, 2007
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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. - Hōkūliʻa 16511, 2007
28460 hits
A platform heiau a mile inland, walled on three sides and open to the ocean on the fourth. - ʻŌhiʻamukumuku, 2007
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The remains of Helani Church, built on ʻŌhiʻamukukuku Heiau at Keauhou. - Paniau, 2006
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The residence of Lonoikamakahiki is truncated by the tennis court at the Keauhou Surf and Racket Club - Paniau, 2006
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The residence of Lonoikamakahiki at Paniau, according to the Kekahuna map. Now, the location of the Keauhou Surf and Racket Club. - Paniau, 2006
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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. - Kealakowaʻa, 2006
19074 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. - Holualoa, 2006
26352 hits
The abrupt end of the vast holua (downhill sledding ramp) at Holualoa. - Haleolono, 2006
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One of several platforms near Haleolono. - Haleolono , 2006
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One of several platforms at Haleolono. - Keʻekū, 2005
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The hotel in the background has since been demolished and the heiau reconstructed by noted stone mason Billy Fields. - Iniʻikawai Heiau, 2005
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A heiau within a resort complex in Kahaluʻu. - Hāpaiali’i Heiau, 2004
19048 hits
Before the reconstruction of Hāpaiali’i. The hotel in the distance has since been demolished. - Kalanikauhi (?), 2004
19436 hits
The name is mentioned in the 1930 Reinecke study, and may refer to this structure. - Iniʻikawai Heiau, 2004
2241 hits
A heiau within a resort complex in Kahaluʻu. - Ahuaʻumi, 2004
12545 hits - Ahuaumi, 2004
1183 hits - Kualiʻiliʻi Heiau, 2004
19831 hits
A heiau in Kailua-Kona on the grounds of a gated condominium complex. - Kauakaiʻakaola, 2007
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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
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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. - Hoʻopalahuli (?), 2007
19673 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. - Hōkūliʻa 16511, 2007
987 hits
A platform heiau a mile inland, walled on three sides and open to the ocean on the fourth. - Ahuena Heiau, 2006
1454 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. - Haleolono, 2005
17060 hits
The large upright stone at one of several platforms at Haleolono. - Haleolono, 2005
25074 hits
The large upright stone at one of several platforms at Haleolono. - Kua Bay Heiau, 2005
1280 hits
A large structure at Kua Bay, possibly a fishing heiau