Small disturbed platform, 2009
2431 hits
This small structure looks to the south, to the Kona coast, Mauna Loa and Hualalai.
Enclosure and upright, 2009
2608 hits
Keʻekū, Kawāwāmalu, 2009
12423 hits
The pōhaku kiʻi (petroglyph) with the head falling into the water is said to depict the invading aliʻi Kawāwāmalu who was killed and then offered as a mōhai (sacrificial offering) at Keʻeku.
Keʻekū, Kawawamalu, 2009
23537 hits
The pōhaku kiʻi (petroglyph) of Kawāwāmalu at Keʻekū. Kawāwāmalu was an invading chief from Maui Island who was defeated and sacrificed at Keʻekū. Note that his head falls into a large crack in the stone.
Kaloko, 2009
1148 hits
An upright stone in the surf, said to be a boundary marker.
ʻĀimakapā, 2009
15762 hits
A linear heiau structure in ʻAimakapā loko iʻa (fishpond). Sand dunes at the makai side of the pond needed to be opened in order to fill it with water.
Kaneheilani Heiau, 2009
22704 hits
A heiau for training in lua.
Kapuanoni, 2009
1216 hits
Ukanipō Heiau, 2009
1132 hits
The principal structure at Ukanipō, a complex of many other features covering a large area. Ukanipō is also the name of a heiau in Mākua Valley on Oʻahu.
Hōkūliʻa Halekiʻi, 2009
886 hits
Hōkūliʻa Halekiʻi, 2009
904 hits
Hōkūliʻa 16756, 2009
857 hits
The pā (house enclosure) of the aliʻi nui Kalaniopuʻu.
Hōkūliʻa 16754, 2009
893 hits
A wall near the pā of Kalaniopuʻu
Hōkūliʻa 16742, 2009
17725 hits
Wawamalu, 2009
1997 hits
The heiau at ʻAwawamalu, destroyed in the 1946 tidal wave. Its outline can be seen in the water, in the inlet that was probably the ancient canoe landing spot.
Area 1746 - damaged platform
1887 hits
US Navy archaeologists maintain that these were not Hawaiian pre-contact structures. They were bulldozed to clear lead shotgun pellets from an area used as a trap and skeet shooting range - even though they lay at the far periphery, and even though the area was designated as one of the very last preserves for the endangered Oʻahu akoko plant. In this image a damaged platform lies adjacent to an intact platform - shown in another image in this album.
Makai of revetments - a walled sinkhole
2407 hits
Possibly a water source, access to the underground streams that once flowed through the porous limestone from the distant mountains to the sea.
Area 1736 - upright and ahu
2051 hits
Note the two large slabs lying together in front of the upright - perhaps a suggestion of a kohe (vagaina) in connection with the ule (penis, upright). Such male / female (Wakea / Papa, Kū / Hina) pairings are not uncommon - as seen at the heiau in area 1752 a little distance to the west of this complex.
Area 1736 - walled enclosure
2069 hits
Hawea 1, 2000
1838 hits
A wall or alignment far up of the side of a slope at or near Hawea Heiau.
Hawea, 1994
2083 hits
The remnant of the platform at Hawea heiau, with construction and dredging debris pushed up against it from the creation of the marina at Hawaiʻi Kai by Kaiser Development Corp. Note the lined pit in the foreground.
Area 1745 - a large enclosure
2119 hits
Possibly a house site.
Area 1736 - small platform
1989 hits
Note the prominent upright slab on one side.
Area 1736 - small platform
1816 hits
Identified as feature K on a tag left at the site
Area 1755 - small heiau or ahu
2105 hits
This site is possibly a small heiau - note the prominent upright triangular slabs and the fact that the enclosure has no opening.
Area 1753 - enclosure
2248 hits
Possibly a habitation site. Note the use of upright slabs in the wall.
Area 1755 - small heiau
2027 hits
Area 1752 - heiau
1896 hits
The exterior of the thick, low wall that forms the principal enclosure at the heiau.
Area 1752 - small platform or ahu
1952 hits
A small ahu mauka of the heiau enclosure
Area 1752 - heiau
2135 hits
Around 2014, a large kiawe tree fell on this enclosure, damaging it. Note the opening in the side of the small platform. The original archaeological team that identified this heiau dismantled the structure and then rebuilt it somewhat shorter, without the empty space in its center. The space may have had a ceremonial function.
Near the old base commissary - wall section
1944 hits
Note the use of upright slabs in the wall construction. This area contained numerous sites but may have been bulldozed by a company leasing the land from DHHL.
Kahua, 2010
2405 hits
Kūpopolo2, 2010
2139 hits
One of the main platforms of Kūpopolo after the heiau was cleared.
Kaūpūllehu kiʻi pōhaku, 2010
19900 hits
Near salt pans at the beach. A kiʻi depicting a waʻa (canoe) - perhaps with the sun above.
Hōkūliʻa 16457, 2010
15377 hits
Hōkūliʻa 16384, 2010
881 hits
Old Government Road, built in the 19th century, runs straight through a large platform heiau.
Hōkūliʻa 16756, 2010
851 hits
Near the pā of Kalaniopuʻu
Pōhakuloa, 2010
2379 hits
A coastal enclosure with an unusual bowl-shaped stone
Kakapa Bay, 2010
14859 hits
A possible ceremonial platform adjacent to the ocean.
Lekeke, 2010
19827 hits
Graves at Lekeke battlefield, Kuamʻo
Ahuaʻumi, 2004
13933 hits
The wall in the foreground is part of an enclosure that may have been constructed in historic times to hold animals
Pōhakuloa, 2010
1943 hits
Kahua, 2010
2344 hits
ʻAlauiki fishing shrine, 1995
191 hits
Area 1753 - ala
2413 hits
A unique path lined with upright stones. This section is cleared, but the path extends into the brush for another 300 yards. Its purpose remains uncertain, although it appears ceremonial.
Nuʻuanu, 2010
2381 hits
A habitation complex near Lapakahi
Coastal heiau, 2010
2440 hits
The north end of a platform heiau in a large complex of sites. The heiau faces south, overlooking the Kona coast and Mauna Loa.
Loʻi (wetland taro terraces) near Kupalahaʻa
2282 hits
This series of loʻi lies along a stream, still running.
Kupalaha or Kupalahaʻa
2350 hits