Joseph, 2011
2372 hits
The grave of Joseph Kahahawai. The marker says "killed." Ho'omana'o means remember.

Site E3 in the mountains above Honolulu.
276 hits
A pōhaku with the appearance of the head of a pig, adjacent to a small complex of sites. Note the large, stylized tusk. Such stones are called zoomorphs.

A platform in area 4278 designated preservation. In theory, it still exists.
2276 hits
The upright stone on the platform was not firmly set in place. It may have been put up recently. Of course, it may originally have been intended as an upright. [Note - prior to photographing I clear sites but NEVER move stones.]

In area 1387 an upright slab and small platform , bulldozed to make the footprint of the ʻEwa Marina
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The upright was at the makai end of a small platform. In the bushes further makai was a low, linear platform in excellent shape, which unfortunately I never photographed. The archeologist who surveyed this area for Haseko Corporation wrote in his report that this and nearly all other 400 sites at Oneʻula were "temporary habitations."

A platform in area 4278 designated preservation. In theory, it still exists.
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A platform in area 4278, designated preservation and in theory still there
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Clearly a small heiau with a lua (pit) and a small enclosure on the makai side. In excellent shape. Nearby were the remains of an old slaughterhouse and piles of cattle bones.

Kawainui, 2000
1941 hits
A stone suggesting a kohe (vagaina) at the place associated with the moʻo Hauwahine. This pōhaku may (or may not) hold cultural significance. At the mauka end of Kawainui wetland is another large kohe similar to this one, but located in a complex of sites.

The heiau across from Oneʻula Beach Park. It was designated preservation and in theory is still there.
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A large structure in area 3215, bullldozed to create the footprint of the ʻEwa Marina
2340 hits
This structure, like almost all of the 400 others at Oneʻula, was designated a "temporary habitation."

A small upright and platform in area 3215, bulldozed
2037 hits
An archaeologist familiar with sites on Kahoʻolawe island commented that if this had been found there, it would have been identified as a koʻa (fishing shrine). However it was identified as a "temporary habitation" in the Oneʻula archaeological report, along with most of the other 400 listed sites.

An ahu in area 3216, bulldozed in creating the ʻEwa Marina footprint
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This site was never recorded in the archaeological report, which is odd, since the area around it was cleared by the archaeology company workers.

An unusual upright stone in area 3216, bulldozed.
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Note the small stones at the base holding the upright in place.

A small platform and upright in area 4278. It may still be there.
2117 hits

An unrecorded upright stone makai of area 3215, now bulldozed
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This pōhaku was probably not recorded because it lay adjacent to a bulldozer berm made during WWII and because there were no associated cultural features, like a platform. However, the stone had no bulldozer blade marks and appeared to predate the nearby berm.

An enclosure and upright in area 3215, bulldozed
2001 hits
Over 400 dog bones were found in this small area. Two other uprights stood nearby.

In area 3215 a small imu? It held over 400 dog bones. Bulldozed.
2520 hits
Three small uprights were nearby and just makai a small ahu with an upright stone.

Ahu (?), Waikīkī ahupuaʻa
1808 hits
A clear alignment marks a large pōhaku, which lies closely adjacent to an unrecorded heiau in a large complex of sites.

Earth platform, walled on two sides — Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa
1928 hits
On a steep hillside in a large complex of sites. The flat earth platform below the large pōhaku is bordered on two sides by a low wall — a well-preserved structure.

Unrecorded heiau, 2013
1802 hits
At Maunalua

Unrecorded heiau, 2013
1731 hits
At Maunalua

Hawea, 2013
1716 hits
A front / makai alignment at Hawea Heiau.

Unrecorded heiau, 2013
2082 hits

Puʻukoholā, 2006
2355 hits

Enclosure and upright stone, 2006
2605 hits

Agricultural features, Hālawa Valley
2639 hits

Enclosure and upright, 2009
2525 hits
If one looks carefully, faint traces of the Kona field system can be seen in the distance below the puʻu.

Large structure at the crest of a hill, 2009
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A large but degraded structure, with just small intact terrace facings and other features.

Large enclosure, south wall, 2006
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A stone structure lies at the mauka end of this enclosure, and several small upright stones mark the makai boundary. A smaller structure lies in the distance.

Moʻokini, 2006
2287 hits

Enclosure and uptight, 2008
2327 hits

Large enclosure at the crest of a hill, 2009
2444 hits

Mailekini
2337 hits
Mailekini is said to have the shape of a whale when viewed from above. It lies just below Puʻukoholā and above a shark heiau under the water in the bay below: Haleokapuni.

Kupalaha or Kupalahaʻa
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A natural sea cave with a collapsed roof within Kupalaha Heiau. Twenty years ago, a older resident of Kohala commented that the collapsed roof of this cave was just a small opening in his youth. The name is spelled differently in different sources. If it is Kupalaha, then the name is identical to that of the heiau for the sun, located where the bandstand is now at Kapiʻolani Park, Waikīkī.

Large enclosure at the crest of a hill
2378 hits
Note the interior division, forming two tiers. A third tier lies at the crest of the hill.

Large enclosure
2508 hits

Pāoʻo, 2010
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A habitation complex of walls and enclosures. Haleakalā lies in the distance.

Pāoʻo, 2010
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A fishing shrine, still in use. The small altar and recent offering were not photographed.

Large enclosure and three upright stones, 2006
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Haleakalā lies in the distance

The Kohala field system near sunset, 2006
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The shallow furrows helped to conserve soil and moisture, and protected dryland crops from the wind.

Puʻukoholā and Mailekini
2440 hits

Kapālama
2529 hits
An interior feature - perhaps modern - at Kapālama Heiau, which never had a large stone structure. A few disturbed areas of ʻiliʻili (paving) remain, and a few alignments.

Upright
2324 hits

Moʻokini, 2008
2453 hits

08 3 Halawa85 Ahu
2007 hits

Pāhulu 2, 1995
1891 hits
Probably the remaining feature of Pāhulu Heiau. The stones are where McAllister described them: 600 feel north of the ruins of the old sugar mill, out in the water. An elderly member of the family that owns the land across the road recalls a platform there which perhaps was connected with the heiau. All features would have been destroyed by the WWII airfield that occupied that field.

Kaunihokahi 3, 1992
1922 hits
A small ahu remaining at Kaunihokahi.

Kaipapau, 2013
1875 hits
"Alligator" rock at Kaipapau, perhaps a reference to the moʻo at Laʻie Point, not far from here.