- A post marking the limit of UXO sub-surface clearance, 2015
2460 hits
Thousands of posts like this mark the limit of sub-surface ordnance clearance. Beyond the posts, only the surface has been cleared of UXO (unexploded ordnance). - Double upright, Moaʻula Iki, 2015
2183 hits
This lies along the trail to the summit, on the right as one ascends. A very large, very flat pōhaku lies just below, out of sight. Small stone ʻiliʻili fills the gap between the two uprights. It is possible that there is a deliberate astronomical alignment created by the two uprights. - Lae Kealaikahiki, 2015
2196 hits
Its name translates as "the path to far lands." The traditional departure place for voyages to the south. Modern sailors confirm that winds and currents make this an ideal place for departure. According to some accounts, the prominent line of pōhaku that used to extend out into the sea were used as target practice and destroyed by the US Navy. - Kanu kahakai, 2015
2210 hits
Planting ʻakiʻaki grass to control beach erosion at Hanakanaia Bay - Kanu kahakai, 2015
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Planting ʻakiʻaki grass to control beach erosion at Hanakanaia Bay - Kanu kahakai, 2015
2348 hits
Planting ʻakiʻaki grass to control beach erosion at Hanakanaia Bay - Native plants thriving in erosion gullies on the hardpan
2133 hits
Native vegetation planted in erosion gullies. Haleakalā lies in the distance. - 15 12 Kanu9
1996 hits - Irrigated planting beds on the hardpan
2208 hits
All replanting in the upland region must be done above ground because of the danger of UXO (unexploded ordnance) just below the surface. - Irrigated planting beds on the hardpan
1888 hits
All replanting in the upland region must be done above ground because of the danger of UXO (unexploded ordnance) just below the surface. Haleakalā and Maui are in the distance. - Kanu uka, 2015
2016 hits
Volunteers planting natives in the hardpan. Because it has not been cleared for UXO below the surface, all planting here must take place above the ground. Haleakalā is in the distance. - Kanu uka, 2015
2097 hits
Volunteers planting natives in the hardpan. Because it has not been cleared for UXO below the surface, all planting here must take place above the ground. Haleakalā is in the distance. - Kiʻi Pōhaku (petroglyphs), 2015
181 hits - Koʻa (fishing shrine), 2015
184 hits
A pōhaku brought to Oʻahu by ʻAiʻai, who set up fishing shrines on many islands. The shrine behind the stone is now occupied by a homeless person. - 15 11 Lahilahi koʻa
853 hits
The large fishing heiau at Mauna Lahilahi is now the residence of a homeless person, who has reconfigured its stones. Only one other fishing heiau of similar size and complexity remains on Oʻahu: Keahuohapuʻu in Waialua. - Puʻu Makani Heiau
1782 hits
Only ʻili ʻili (small stone paving) remains at Puʻu Makani. Since the heiau sites on a steep slope directly above the road, one might suspect that its larger stones were rolled downhill to create the bed of the highway, as happened at other heiau elsewhere on Oʻahu. - 15 10 Keaiwa2i
1872 hits - 15 10 Keaiwa1i
1939 hits - Kalakoi, Waimea, 2015
2314 hits
Uncle Rudy Mitchell identified this pōhaku as Kalakoi or Ahuʻena. Its companion Kū is on the other side of Waimea Bay. Both are fish lookouts - and gods. - 15 10 Na Ukali O Pele Pupukea
1801 hits - Kalakū
1885 hits
Rudy Mitchell identified this pōhaku as Kalakū, a fish god and fish lookout point on the north side of Waimea Bay. It sits on an obscure ledge overlooking the bay. The corresponding pōhaku sits on the opposite side of the Bay, Kalakoi. The stones are also called Kū and Ahuena. - 15 10 Waimanalo Ekoulu Pohaku2
1940 hits - 15 10 Waimanalo Ekoulu Pohaku
2060 hits - 15 10 Waimanalo DeFries Pohaku
1904 hits - Waiʻanae koʻa (fishing shrine), 2015
186 hits
One of very few left on Oʻahu - Imu Ahi at Puowaina, 2015
763 hits
An important pōhaku (stone) stood on this spot until 1977, when it was destroyed by the US Army in a renovation of the viewing area at Puowaina (Punchbowl). It is possible that the pōhaku was merely buried and still lies under the dirt at this spot. - 15 5 Halawa honu
1940 hits - North Hālawa 75 - Pueo (owl) on the cliff face
1884 hits - Platform in area 1746, Kalaeloa, 2001
2379 hits
This platform was bulldozed by the US Army in a cleanup of an area contaminated by lead shotgun pellets at a recreational trap and skeet shooting range. Army archaeologists maintained that this is not a Hawaiian cultural structure. It was taken apart prior to being bulldozed. No bones or other cultural artifacts were found inside. - Laniākea, ʻIliʻilikea Ahu, 2015
238 hits
The intact platform at ʻIliʻilikea - Laniākea, ʻIliʻilikea, 2015
253 hits
This low, disturbed wall runs under the grass in the distance to a point near the natural outcrop in the upper left. - Laniākea, 2015
237 hits
A small enclosure with a prominent stone. Not far from the very large pā hale (house enclosure). - Area 1629 - enclosure
1900 hits
A possible house site - Near runway - large platform
1906 hits
This platform lies in an area with the remains of WW II quonset huts, and with the remains of other pre-contact Hawaiian structures. Note the large stone curbing around the bottom and the use of large slabs on the top. - Area 1736 - upright stone
1909 hits
This stone was first identified and photographed when the archaeological survey crew had already cleared sites in the area and was recording features. Amazingly, this ahu had not been cleared, and is probably not listed in the feature inventory for this complex. - Area 1629 - enclosure
2021 hits
A possible house site - Area 1639 - damaged enclosure and small platform
2030 hits - Raceway park, Coral Sea Rd.
2021 hits
A section of the wall enclosing a sandy area of perhaps two acres at the intersection of Coral Sea and Tripoli Rd. The organization leasing this land from DHHL bulldozed the mauka section of the enclosure. - Unusual zig-zag structure, Kalaeloa, 2008
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This puzzling zig-zag structure barely escaped destruction by an organization that leased an adjacent parcel for car racing. Not visible in the image are upright stones forming the walls of the structure - a traditional construction technique in Tahiti sometimes also seen at Kalaeloa. Some archaeologists maintain that this is a modern military training structure, based on the presence of barbed wire. - Main Gate ahu
1909 hits
A small ceremonial structure with one prominent upright stone, now bulldozed in the construction of the FBI building near the Main Gate of the Kalaeloa / /Barbers Point base. US Navy archaeologists maintained that this was not a pre-contact Hawaiian structure, based on a sketch showing WW II bulldozing in the area. The foundations of a WW II quonset hut lay a few hundred feet to the west. - Small ahu (shrine) near the main gate, Kalaeloa, 2001
2409 hits
This shrine, visited in 2001 with cultural anthropologist Marion Kelly, was destroyed by the US Army in order to construct a large FBI building. Army archaeologists maintain that this is not a Hawaiian cultural site and that it was built on land that had been previously bulldozed during WWII for the construction of quonset huts. - Area 1752 - heiau
1925 hits
The upright stone at 1752. The flat kohe shown in another image lies on the other side of the upright. - Area 1752 - a nearby paved ala
1932 hits
A puzzling linear section of low pavement - Area 1752 - small platform or ahu
1994 hits - Area 1752 - upright
2053 hits
The upright stone at the heiau - Area 1752 - small platform or ahu
1913 hits - Ahu at walled sinkhole, 2002
329 hits - Area 1753 - walled sinkhole
2029 hits
Possibly a water source - Area 1745 - enclosure
1954 hits
Possibly a house site - Area 1753 - ala
2434 hits
One of the upright stones at the ala, in a section now cleared of all vegetation.