Kūkaōʻō Heiau
556 hits
Restored by Sam and Mary Cook, now maintained by the Mānoa Heritage Center
Kaniakapūpū, 2017
524 hits
Kaniakapūpū, 2017
596 hits
Kiʻi pōhaku - petroglyphs - Nuʻuanu
2084 hits
Kaupe, a supernatural dog. An earlier visitor had chalked in the figures with a red crayon, not a good practice. However, I took advantage of the situation and photographed the figures with a red filter.
Small heiau above Puʻuloa (Pearl Harbor)
2297 hits
Note the two large portal stones. A small enclosure lies beyond them, against a slope.
Moanalua ahu, 1991
1967 hits
An ahu far mauka in Moanalua valley, in the left fork, along the stream. Perhaps a bird catcherʻs shrine? The upright and the flat stone at its base form an east-west alignment.
Joseph, 2011
2275 hits
The grave of Joseph Kahahawai. The marker says "killed." Ho'omana'o means remember.
Kunawai, 2014
2150 hits
Kunawai spring is in Liliha, on Kunawai Lane.
Pōhakuaʻumi, 1990
2063 hits
Pali, 2014
2136 hits
This would not be considered a cultural site, except for the small build of water-worn stones at its base. It lies not far from the Pali Lookout. Note the rough face in the stone.
Makuku, 2014
1991 hits
Makuku is a small land section in upper Nuʻuanu and also the name of a rain heiau. This small upright is all that could be located there - possibly connected with the heiau. It is in exact east=west alignment with the flat stone in the distance.
15 1 Kaunuakahekili 2
1915 hits
Kahapaʻakai, 1990
2139 hits
Kahapaʻakai, 2015
2054 hits
This feature lies close to the enclosure at Kapaʻakai, but was not included in the original description of the site. Perhaps a large ahu? A large structure, uncleared, lies in the bamboo behind it.
Petroglyph
2054 hits
A well-preserved kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyph) at Kahapaʻakai
Kahapaʻakai, 1990
1981 hits
Kahapaʻakai, 2014
2035 hits
Kahapaʻakai, 2015
1899 hits
The large enclosure in the sketch in Sites of Oʻahu.
Lulumahu, Nuʻuanu, 2014
1933 hits
A substantial unrecorded structure on two levels, name lost, at Lulumahu.
Lulumahu, Nuʻuanu, 2014
1763 hits
An unrecorded platform, name lost, at Lulumahu.
Pōhaku within an enclosure, Waʻahila, 2002
2141 hits
Downhill mountain bikers destroyed the rear / mauka wall of the enclosure in order to construct the ramp, which allowed them to jump over the pōhaku and become airborne.
Enclosure at Waʻahila, 1998
2144 hits
The intact enclosure at Waʻahila, before the destruction of the low wall in the foreground by downhill mountain bikers. The site is now occupied by the tents of a homeless person.
Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1721 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact.
Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1715 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact.
Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1718 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact.
Mānoa heiau (?), 2012
1638 hits
An unrecorded structure built on a prominent natural basalt outcrop with clear alignments, walls, platforms and one upright stone. The state does not recognize this as a pre-contact structure. However, Marion Kelly several archaeologists with PhDs identify this structure as probably pre-contact.
Pahuamaui, 2013
1999 hits
The Leahi (Diamond Head) lighthouse occupies the former site of Pahuamaui Heiau. An early photograph of the lighthouse may show sections of the foundations of its platforms.
Papaʻenaʻena, 2013
2473 hits
Marion Kelly was one of the last to see remnants of Papaʻenaʻena Heiau just before the construction of the tennis courts and townhouses below the former Dillingham mansion, now Hawai’i School for Girls.
Kaunuakahekili, 1996
1700 hits
This is tentatively identified as Kaunuakahekili, although McAllister places it one ridge ʻEwa of this location. This structure matches his description.
Kaunuakahekili, 1996
1727 hits
This is tentatively identified as Kaunuakahekili, although McAllister places it one ridge ʻEwa of this location. This structure matches his description.
Kaunuakahekili, 2015
1724 hits
This is tentatively identified as Kaunuakahekili, although McAllister places it one ridge ʻEwa of this location. It matches his description.
Kaunuakahekili, 1996
1639 hits
This is tentatively identified as Kaunuakahekili, although McAllister places it one ridge ʻEwa of this location. It matches his description.
Kaunuakahekili, 1996
1623 hits
This is tentatively identified as Kaunuakahekili, although McAllister places it one ridge ʻEwa of this location. It matches his description.
Kaunuakahekili, 2015
1850 hits
This is tentatively identified as Kaunuakahekili, although McAllister places it one ridge ʻEwa of this location. It matches his description.
Kaunuakahekili, 1996
1665 hits
This is tentatively identified as Kaunuakahekili, although McAllister places it one ridge ʻEwa of this location. It matches his description.
Paiko Ridge, Waikīkī ahupuaʻa, 2012
1663 hits
Earth platform, walled on two sides — Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa
1847 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.
Ahu (?), Waikīkī ahupuaʻa
1715 hits
A clear alignment marks a large pōhaku, which lies closely adjacent to an unrecorded heiau in a large complex of sites.
Terrace facings, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa
1621 hits
Kuliʻouʻou
1903 hits
A possible heiau along the trail to the ridge from Kuliʻouʻou. No natural reason accounts for the stones being at this location, according to a UH geologist who was invited to view the structure.
Small enclosure against boulders, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa, 2020
487 hits
The boulders form a shallow cavity or sheltered area. The site lies in a complex, just downhill from a medium-sized heiau.
Trailside ahu in hau, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa, 2020
465 hits
Trailside ahu like this one are documented in 19th century texts, but now are very rare.
Stone-faced earth platform, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa
1663 hits
In a large complex of sites above Honolulu
Platform in a complex of sites, Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa, 2020
521 hits
Note the large upright pōhaku on the platform, under the tree.
Site B1 in the mountains above Honolulu.
293 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 in the mountains above Honolulu.
306 hits
Three platforms form a straight 140º alignment that may be significant. A small piece of coral was at the site.
Sites B3-B5
292 hits
Three platforms form a straight 140º alignment that may be significant. A small piece of coral was at the site.
Sites B3-B5 in the mountains above Honolulu.
246 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.
274 hits
A little mauka of sites B3-5, three less-organized platforms lie in the same 140º orientation.
Sites B7-B9 in the mountains above Honolulu.
285 hits
A little mauka of sites B3-5, three less-organized platforms lie in the same 140º orientation.