Huilua loko iʻa, Joe Kekona, Kahana Bay, 1998
2080 hits
Joseph Kekona was the last traditional keeper of Huilua loko iʻa (fishpond) in the 1940s. In this photo he is in his 90s, but still full of stories of the pond, a place for mullet.
Kaʻaʻawa 2, 2017
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The same enclosure as in a 2006 image. A large, unrecorded structure mauka of the road, at the foot of the pali. It is made up of an incline, terraced and paved in areas with ʻili ʻili, and a large C-shaped structure on the north side. This may be a heiau or the residence of a person with some rank and status.
Kaʻaʻawa 1, 2017
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A substantial platform heiau, with evidence of occasional ceremonial visits - kava root in 2006 and a large wooden bowl in 2017.
Hanawao, 2017
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A lower corner of Hanawao / Kanawao. This is the most intact part of the heiau. Althought McAllister uses the name "Hanawao," the family that cares for its graves at the heiau suggests the name "Kanawao," which has four possible translations in Nā Puke Wehewehe. "Hanawao" has no suggested translations.
Hanawao, 2017
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The striking upright pōhaku remaining at Hanawao. Althought McAllister uses the name "Hanawao," the family that cares for its graves at the heiau suggests the name "Kanawao," which has four possible translations in Nā Puke Wehewehe. "Hanawao" has no suggested translations.
17-2 Kaumakaʻulaʻula
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A possible location for Kaumakaʻulaʻula is the point in the distance, based on McAllisterʻs description of the heiau.
Site 296
1625 hits
The largest remaining heiau in Koʻolauloa, mostly intact.
Site 296
1639 hits
The largest remaining heiau in Koʻolauloa, mostly intact.
95-1 Kawaewae 1
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95-1 Kawaewae 2
1597 hits
95-1 Kawaewae 4
1742 hits
17 4 Nr Kawaʻewaʻe1 6910
1293 hits
17 4 N.Halawa 2010
1325 hits
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998
207 hits
Feature K. A small enclosure. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998, 1998
210 hits
Feature K. A small enclosure and two upright stones. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998
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Labeled Feature K, this small enclosure contained over 400 dog bones. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998
213 hits
Labeled feature T. A small platform and upright stone, probably a fishing shrine. Note the strikikng similarity between this stone and the one in area 3203. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998
220 hits
Labeled feature T. A small platform and upright stone, probably a fishing shrine. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1997
235 hits
A small platform with an upright stone, probably a fishing shrine. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1997
238 hits
Feature X. One of the largest structures at Oneʻula.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1997
218 hits
A small fishing shrine. Destroyed. This shrine was the focus of protests in 1998. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, 1997
234 hits
Next to the dirt access road, this is an example of possible sites that are not recorded. Note that the disturbed stones at its base still show some organization. Destroyed
Oneʻula, 1994
228 hits
A small heiau in Area 3209 that may still exist. This was the only structure allowed to have a religious significance in the archaeological report that led to the bulldozing of most of these sites.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998
220 hits
Feature X. One of the largest structures at Oneʻula. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998, 1998
228 hits
A small fishing shrine near Feature X. This shrine was the focus of protests. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3216, 1998
220 hits
Feature 1387, an unusual upright stone. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 3216, 1998
246 hits
Part of a wall complex. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, 1998
241 hits
Oneʻula, Area 3216, 1998
229 hits
Puʻukānoahoa Koʻa (fishing shrine), 2003
183 hits
One of very few left on Oʻahu. McAllister lists it as destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 4278, 2003
234 hits
A small but complex structure in or near Area 4278, probably ceremonial. It may still exist.
Oneʻula, Area 4278, 2003
232 hits
A platfomrm in or near Area 4278. It may still exist.
Oneʻula, Area 4278, 1998
224 hits
A small fishing shrine near Feature B, unrecorded. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 4278, 2000
242 hits
The small heiau photographed in 1998, here in degraded condition.
Oneʻula, Area 4278, 1998
606 hits
A well-preserved platform and attached enclosure. The platform contained a small lua paʻa (pit). Another image from 2000 shows this same structure in a disturbed condition.
Oneʻula, Area 3203, 1997
216 hits
Labeled as Feature H, an upright stone and small platform. One of many fishing shrines. Notice that the shape of the upright is strikingly similar to one in Area 3215. Destroyed.
Oneʻula, Area 4278, 2000
225 hits
A platfomrm in or near Area 4278. It may still exist.
Oneʻula, Area 3216
238 hits
Upright stones such as this were not given ceremonial significance in the archaeological report. This one was not cleared and therefore probably not recorded.
Oneʻula, Area 3215, 1998
220 hits
An unrecorded upright stone near the beach that may hold cultural significance. It was near a berm but did not show evidence of bulldozer blade marks.
Puaʻakānoahoa Koʻa (fishing shrine), 2003
162 hits
Upright at Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 1993
632 hits
Upright and platform, Mākua, 1996
615 hits
A prominent upright stone sits on a platform overlooking the ocean.
Waiʻanae Kiʻi Pōhaku (petroglyph), 2017
182 hits
Quarry marks, Keaʻau, 2017
194 hits
Local families relate that the corner stones of r Kawaihaʻo were quarried at this site.
Kanapou Bay, 2017
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Kanapou Bay faces Maui, across the Alalakeiki Channel. In Kanapou is the lua (pit, home) of the manō (shark) Kamōhoaliʻi, brother of Pele. A stone on the ahu at the summit of Moaʻula Nui, above, honors Kamōhoaliʻi.
17-9 Kanu3
1564 hits
17-9 ErodedGully
1447 hits
17-9 MoaulaIki
1411 hits
The lele at Moaʻula Iki. In the distance lies the island of Lānaʻi.
17-9 MoaulaNui
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The ahu (stone altar) at Moa’ula Nui, a modern structure with double upright stones, to honor both the Nāulu rains and Kamōhoali’i, whose house lies below in Kanapou Bay.
17-9 Kanu1
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