Oʻahu Moku (traditional districts) / Koʻolauloa Moku

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AAA - Hawaiian Government map, 1876
1436 hits
Haleolono, Waimea, 1992
1393 hits
The hale were constructed by Rudy Mitchel, one of a very few people with traditional knowledge of Hawaiian cordage and knots.
Nā Ukali O Pele = Peleʻs Followers
1314 hits
A group of large pōhaku at the edge of a ledge at the ocean at Pūpūkea. Interestingly, a gulch directly mauka is also named after Pele: Kalahopele (Peleʻs scrotum).
Nā Ukali a Pele - Peleʻs Followers
1327 hits
A group of large pōhaku at the edge of a ledge at the ocean at Pūpūkea. Interestingly, a gulch directly mauka is also named after Pele: Kalahopele (Peleʻs scrotum).
Puʻuomahuka 3
1745 hits
Rudy Mitchel commented numerous times that Puʻuomahuka might not be the name of this heiau, but just the area where it stands. He felt that Hawaiians in the l930s were protective of heiau names and locations and did not always share accurate or complete information with McAllister.
Puʻuomahuka 1, 1990
1445 hits
Rudy Mitchel commented numerous times that Puʻuomahuka might not be the name of this heiau, but just the area where it stands. He felt that Hawaiians in the l930s were protective of heiau names and locations and did not always share accurate or complete information with McAllister.
Puʻuomahuka 2, 1990
1534 hits
Rudy Mitchel commented numerous times that Puʻuomahuka might not be the name of this heiau, but just the area where it stands. He felt that Hawaiians in the l930s were protective of heiau names and locations and did not always share accurate or complete information with McAllister.
Puʻuomahuka 3, 2015
1185 hits
Rudy Mitchel commented numerous times that Puʻuomahuka might not be the name of this heiau, but just the area where it stands. He felt that Hawaiians in the l930s were protective of heiau names and locations and did not always share accurate or complete information with McAllister.
Kalakū
1561 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.
Kalakū
1376 hits
Danny Camplin was a surfer who drowned at Waimea in 1994. His friends and/or family made the unfortunate decision to cement a memorial plaque onto Kalakū — probably ignorant of its cultural significance.
Kalakū
1430 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.
Kahuku mauka - Disturbed platform, 2009
1438 hits
In the military training area above Kahuku
Nīoi 1, 1994
1448 hits
A remaining section of Nīoi, perhaps its principal platform. Note the lined lua (pit) on the right.
Nīoi 2, 1994
1431 hits
Perhaps main platform of Nīoi - entirely paved in coral / limestone ʻili ʻili. The coral comes from a time tens of thousands of hears ago, in the early Holocene, when sea levels were perhaps 150 feet higher. This spot would have been under water then.
Nīoi 3
1427 hits
A large upright pōhaku at the NW edge of the principal platform of Nīoi.
Nīoi 4, 1994
1415 hits
This section of Nīoi, on the Kahuku side, was destroyed by the landowner in order to construct a sewage treatment plant. The archeologist hired prior to the bulldozing of these features wrote in his report that this upright stone, the wall and numerous other features were all modern, constructed by Samoan or Tongan manioc farmers.
Nīoi 5, 1994
1333 hits
A small upright stone in a niche, adjacent to the principal platform at Nīoi. The landowner bulldozed this area to construct a sewage treatment plant.
Nīoi 6, 1994
1473 hits
A possible ahu (shrine) at Nīoi. A former head of the State Historic Preservation Office Oʻahu Section agrees with this interpretation, but nevertheless, the landowner bulldozed this area to construct a sewage treatment plant.
Nīoi 7, 1994
1439 hits
The landowner leased this section on the SE / Kāneʻahe side of Nīoi to a sand mining operation, which bulldozed it. On the day I visited, a member of the Oʻahu Burial Council was there, collecting small fragments of human bone.
Kaipapau, 2013
1424 hits
"Alligator" rock at Kaipapau, perhaps a reference to the moʻo at Laʻie Point, not far from here.
Hauʻula Stream enclosure 1, 2003
1248 hits
A large enclosure with massive walls along Hauʻula Stream. Branch coral is present at the site - very likely a heiau, although some reports identify it as an animal enclosure.
Kaunihokahi 1, 2000
1494 hits
An upright stone and low platform within the large heiau, mostly looted for its stones by the Hauʻula Dairy decades ago.
Kaunihokahi 3, 1992
1486 hits
A small ahu remaining at Kaunihokahi.
Kaunihokahi, 2014
2197 hits
An intact corner of Kaunihokahi Heiau, its stones mostly taken by Hauʻula Dairy. Impressive earth terracing remains on this large structure.
Maunawila 3, 2014
1523 hits
The most prominent stone remaining at Maunawila, close to a large flat pōhaku in the central platform.
Maunawila 5, 2014
1419 hits
Note the dressed limestone slabs - very rare on Oʻahu structures.
Maunawila 7, 2015
1399 hits
Maunawila 8, 2015
1425 hits
Note the face in the stone.
Maunawila Heiau
1338 hits
Before the heiau was cleared. McAllister made the comment in his 1933 survey that Maunawila was marked by a large number of randomly-placed large boulders.
Maunawila 9, 1993
1459 hits
This small pōhaku sat in an area paved with ʻiliʻili (small stones), which is difficult to see because of all of the leaves.
Hanawao 1, 1990
1368 hits
The striking upright pōhaku remaining at Hanawao / Kanawao.
Hanawao, 2017
1229 hits
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.
Hanawao, 2017
1245 hits
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.
Kaumakaʻulaʻula - possible location, 2017
1264 hits
One possible location of Kaunakaʻulaʻula, the stones of which lay in at the shore in the water.
Kalae o Kuonopuaʻa, 2008
1608 hits
Where the koʻa used to stand, according to McAllister. He comments that it was destroyed when the present road was built, and that one was never supposed to walk behind it. In the image is the WWII fortification that stands at the point where McAllisterʻs vague map places the fishing shrine.
Site 296
1166 hits
The largest remaining heiau in Koʻolauloa, mostly intact.
Site 296
1184 hits
The largest remaining heiau in Koʻolauloa, mostly intact.
Kapaʻeleʻele 1, 1990
1416 hits
A shrine for attracting schools of akule (bigeye scad) to Kahana Bay. The stone in the foreground was endangered by erosion when this image was made. It may have fallen down a gully by now.
Kapaʻeleʻele 3, 1990
1606 hits
Huilua 1
1373 hits
Two stones that might - or might not - be remnants from the koʻa (fishing shrine) at Huilua. The shrine was identified by McAllister in his 1930s survey of Oʻahu, but has not been located since. In any case, the shrine lay not far from Huilua.
Huilua loko iʻa, Joe Kekona, Kahana Bay, 1998
1386 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.
Puʻu Makani Heiau
1347 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.
Makaua
1432 hits
Site 304 in Kaʻaʻawa, 1994
1679 hits
A member of the Auld family who grew up in this house reports that the heiau was located there in his youth. The house was subsequently purchased by a foreign family, and a swimming pool constructed where the main structure of the heiau was said to be. A section of the very large structure may remain in the adjacent yard. Other members of the family, however, cannot recall the heiau - which may have been destroyed much earlier.
Site 304 in Kaʻaʻawa, 1994
1704 hits
A member of the Auld family who grew up in this house reports that the heiau was located there in his youth. The house was subsequently purchased by a foreign family, and a swimming pool constructed where the main structure of the heiau was said to be. A section of the very large structure may remain in the adjacent yard. Other members of the family, however, cannot recall the heiau - which may have been destroyed much earlier.
Kaʻaʻawa 2a, 2006
1344 hits
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 2b, 2006
1222 hits
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 2, 2017
1320 hits
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
1253 hits
A substantial platform heiau, with evidence of occasional ceremonial visits - kava root in 2006 and a large wooden bowl in 2017.
Pāhulu 2, 1995
1470 hits
Probably the remaining feature of Pāhulu Heiau. The stones are where McAllister described them: 600 feel north of the ruins of the old sugar mill, out in the water. An elderly member of the family that owns the land across the road recalls a platform there which perhaps was connected with the heiau. All features would have been destroyed by the WWII airfield that occupied that field.