- Stone-faced earth platform, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa
1783 hits
In a large complex of sites above Honolulu - 15 1 Kaunuakahekili 2
2025 hits - A small upright and platform in area 3215, bulldozed
2061 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 unusual upright stone in area 3216, bulldozed.
2163 hits
Note the small stones at the base holding the upright in place. - An enclosure and upright in area 3215, bulldozed
2025 hits
Over 400 dog bones were found in this small area. Two other uprights stood nearby. - A koʻa (or kuʻula) in area 3215, bulldozed
2399 hits
Oddly, the archaeologist from the state Historic Preservation Division visited area 3215 at the urging of some local residents and wrote in a letter that she saw no evidence of upright stones or ceremonial sites there. Note the similarity shape between this upright stone and the one at site 1387. - A small unrecorded ahu with an upright stone in area 3203, just prior to its being bulldozed
2121 hits - A large structure in area 4278, possible still there
2083 hits - Manō
1974 hits - Halawa85 plat2
2293 hits - Halawa85 plat5 f
2364 hits - North Hālawa 85 - An unusual notched stone
1955 hits - North Hālawa 75 - face in the cliff
2083 hits
An elderly Hawaiian man pointed this out as the face of Kāne. Look near the bottom of the "v" formed by the sheer rock cliff. - 15 5 Halawa85 makai plat1
1933 hits - Site A2 in the mountains above Honolulu.
413 hits
An upright stone with a small paved platform at tis base. A small piece of coral was on the platform. - Site B1 in the mountains above Honolulu.
462 hits
A shallow cave with some low stone alignments. Note the small upright stone above the to the left. Nearby is the paving of what must have been a house platform. - Sites B3-B5
441 hits
Three platforms form a straight 140º alignment that may be significant. A small piece of coral was at the site. - Sites B7-B9 in the mountains above Honolulu.
443 hits
A little mauka of sites B3-5, three less-organized platforms lie in the same 140º orientation. - Site F1 (bulldozed) in the mountains above Honolulu.
400 hits
A platform with an upright stone was destroyed in a water tank construction project. Preserving the site would not have impacted the project. - Site F1 (bulldozed) in the mountains above Honolulu.
453 hits
A platform with an upright stone was destroyed in a water tank construction project. Preserving the site would not have impacted the project. - Site E3 in the mountains above Honolulu.
292 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. - In the mountains above Honolulu. A platform at site 1010
385 hits
Kenneth Emory recorded this site as a heiau. It also has clear evidence of hand quarrying and dynamite blasting on the adjacent cliff face. - In the mountains above Honolulu. Quarrying activity at site 1010
430 hits
The triangular quarry marks seem relatively fresh, but some at the site are hard to locate because they are so worn. Only one other place on O'ahu has similar features. - In the mountains above Honolulu. Quarrying activity at site 1010
446 hits
Note the even triangles along the edge of the stone - evicence of early hand quarrying. - In the mountains above Honolulu. Kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs) at site 1010
314 hits
The petroglyphs were first noticed by rock art expert Mikilani Ho. - A stone bowl at site 1732 in the mountains above Honolulu.
416 hits
Note the quarried triangles along the edges of the stones. - Wall located by Don Harvey in the mountains above Honolulu.
311 hits
An archaeological survey missed this substantial wall. It runs up and down the narrow valley walls, perpendicular to the stream. - N23 in the mountains above Honolulu.
301 hits
A land division wall that runs up and down the sides of a narrow valley, perpendicular to the stream. - Site N24
290 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. - Site N24 in the mountains above Honolulu.
421 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. - Site N15 in the mountains above Honolulu.
296 hits
A large cave that could easily hold 30 standing people. Terraces and a platfomr are adjacent. In this area is a cave associated with a shark - perhaps this one. - Site N15 in the mountains above Honolulu.
286 hits
A large cave that could easily hold 30 standing people. Terraces and a platfomr are adjacent. In this area is a cave associated with a shark - perhaps this one. - In the mountains above Honolulu. The pōhaku at site 411
399 hits
On the side of a ridge overlooking Honollulu. It is associated with a bell stone in the next valley. The bell stone visited the pōhaku as mist, but has since been moved to the Bishop Museum grounds. - Sites B3-B5 in the mountains above Honolulu.
469 hits
Three platforms form a straight 140º alignment that may be significant. A small piece of coral was at the site. - Wall located by Don Harvey
296 hits
An archaeological survey missed this substantial wall. It runs up and down the narrow valley walls, perpendicular to the stream. - Site N24
282 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. - Platform on an outcrop, 2012
2158 hits
It lies in a complex mauka of ʻUkoa Pond l- perhaps a house site. - Keahuohapuʻu, 1995
2003 hits
A heiau associated with fishing. Much coral is in its walls. Small uprights such as the one here appear and disappear over the years. - Haleokaʻili, 2015
2765 hits
A few low features remain, mostly under the grass. Despite its modest appearance, this was an important heiau, where Kamehameha ʻekahi (I) kept the kiʻi of one of his gods. - Holomoana, 2015
2597 hits
Said to be a navigation heiau. - Kaiholena, 2015
2379 hits
An intact corner of one of the largest structures in Kohala, apart from major heiau such as Puʻukoholā and Moʻokini. This enclosure contains several interior divisions. Note the small upright stone in the lower right. - Kaiholena, 2015
2353 hits
Another view of the large structure that appears in three other images in this collection. One of the larges structures in Kohala, aside from major heiau such as Puʻukoholā and Moʻokini. - Kaiholena, 2015
2514 hits
The largest structure in a vast complex of sites, now protected from development. The structure, with several interior divisions, contains six-foot walls that are virtually intact. - Kaiholena, 2015
2442 hits
The nearly-intact corner of a large coastal structure, the same one in three other images in this collection. - Kaiholena, 2015
2471 hits
A probable heiau overlooking the coast, in a complex of sites. Note the smaller tier on the left and the large flat stones in the middle of the main platform. - Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2527 hits
Not evident in the image, but this structure may be a fishing shrine. Seen from the seaward end, it is a low, walled platform with two tiers and abundant heads of coral among its stones. - Pʻuʻulaʻula
2244 hits
Note the jog in the near wall of the rectangular enclosure, which overlooks Kona to the south. - Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2589 hits
The rear, mauka end of a rectangular coastal enclosure. Note the jog in the wall on the right. - Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2551 hits
Small ahu on a bluff overlooking the ocean. A single pōhaku sits on the makai side of a semi-circle of stones. Note the large pōhaku forming the straight boundary of the semi-circle and near them the curved line of smaller stones forming an interior division. A unique site. - Coastal heiau, 2010
2453 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.