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- Puʻukoholā and Mailekini
2450 hits - Large enclosure and three upright stones, 2006
2379 hits
Haleakalā lies in the distance - The Kohala field system near sunset, 2006
1953 hits
The shallow furrows helped to conserve soil and moisture, and protected dryland crops from the wind. - Agricultural features, Hālawa Valley
2645 hits - Large enclosure, south wall, 2006
2247 hits
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. - Three uprights, 2006
2289 hits - Upright
2336 hits - Enclosure, raised, 2006
2382 hits - Enclosure and upright stone, 2006
2614 hits - Loʻi (wetland taro teraces), Hālawa Valley
1771 hits
This irrigated series of loʻi lies adjacent to the stream, still flowing. - Platform, Hālawa Valley
2227 hits
Not far above the stream. A possible heiau. - Mailekini
2344 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. - Moʻokini, 2006
2451 hits - Moʻokini, 2006
2295 hits - Puʻukoholā, 2006
2367 hits - Three upright stones, 2008
2233 hits - Enclosure, raised, 2008
2365 hits - Enclosure and uptight, 2008
2337 hits - Kaiholena, 2008
2290 hits
An enclosure with an interior division. - Kaiholena, 2008
2334 hits
An enclosure with an interior division. Note the large pōhaku set upright, forming the wall on one side. This is sometimes referred to as the "Tahitian style" of wall construction. On Oʻahu it can be seen in some sites on the ʻEwa plain. - Moʻokini, 2008
2461 hits - Enclosure and upright, 2008
2561 hits - Kupalaha or Kupalahaʻa
3266 hits
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. - Enclosure and upright, 2009
2609 hits - Enclosure and upright, 2009
2534 hits
If one looks carefully, faint traces of the Kona field system can be seen in the distance below the puʻu. - Large enclosure at the crest of a hill
2388 hits
Note the interior division, forming two tiers. A third tier lies at the crest of the hill. - Large enclosure at the crest of a hill, 2009
2454 hits - Small disturbed platform, 2009
2431 hits
This small structure looks to the south, to the Kona coast, Mauna Loa and Hualalai. - Large structure at the crest of a hill, 2009
2502 hits
A large but degraded structure, with just small intact terrace facings and other features. - Large enclosure
2518 hits - Kahua, 2010
2346 hits - Kapālama
2538 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. - Kupalaha or Kupalahaʻa
2351 hits - Loʻi (wetland taro terraces) near Kupalahaʻa
2284 hits
This series of loʻi lies along a stream, still running. - Nuʻuanu, 2010
2383 hits
A habitation complex near Lapakahi - Pāoʻo, 2010
2495 hits
A habitation complex of walls and enclosures. Haleakalā lies in the distance. - Pāoʻo, 2010
2421 hits
A fishing shrine, still in use. The small altar and recent offering were not photographed. - Pōhakuloa, 2010
2381 hits
A coastal enclosure with an unusual bowl-shaped stone - Pōhakuloa, 2010
1945 hits - Haleokaʻili, 2015
2753 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
2588 hits
Said to be a navigation heiau. - Kaiholena, 2015
2366 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
2342 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
2503 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
2428 hits
The nearly-intact corner of a large coastal structure, the same one in three other images in this collection. - Kaiholena, 2015
2458 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
2514 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
2232 hits
Note the jog in the near wall of the rectangular enclosure, which overlooks Kona to the south. - Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2575 hits
The rear, mauka end of a rectangular coastal enclosure. Note the jog in the wall on the right. - Puʻuʻulaʻula, 2015
2536 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.