The hidden land of Kāne. Some Waiʻanae families use this traditional name for the Kaʻena end of Oʻahu. It is represented here by the districts of Keʻau, ʻŌhikilolo, Mākua, Keawaʻula and Kaʻena.
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Quarry marks from the building of Kawaihaʻo, Keaʻau, 2017
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A local resident with family connections to this area connects these quarry marks with the cornerstones of Kawaihaʻo Church. -
Low platform, Keaʻau, 2017
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An adjacent fence and road may have destroyed part of this structure decades ago. -
Large Upright at Keaʻau, 2012
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This five-foot upright sits adjacent to a large enclosure. -
Enclosure, 2012
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The thick walls suggest that this may be a ceremonial structure, or perhaps the residence of an aliʻi. -
12 5 Heiau4
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Enclosure at Keaʻau, 2012
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Said by families with ancestral connections to this place to be a school. -
Wall, Keaʻau, 2017
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Kiʻi pōhaku, 2004
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Petroglyphs filled with sand. They mark a spot where honu (turtles) come to feed. -
Kiʻi Pōhaku, 2004
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Petroglyphs filled with sand. They mark a spot where honu (turtles) come to feed. -
Unrecorded Kūʻula Kai, 2003
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Kiʻi pōhaku, 2017
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The same motif occurs on stones at two different spots along this coast -
Keawa ulaHeiau2
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Marae at Keawaʻula, 1994
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Damaged or destroyed by Honolulu City and County bulldozers in fighting a brush fire. -
Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 2003
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Mokaʻena marae lies at Kuaokalā, above Kaʻena. It was one of only two heiau on ʻOahu dedicated to the sun. The other was at the Kapiʻolani Park bandstand. -
Upright at Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 1993
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10 10 Ka ena(6X6)
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Pōhaku O Kauaʻi, Kaʻena, 2008
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Pōhaku O Kauaʻi is the grandfather of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, who has a humorous exchange with him on her journey to Kauaʻi. -
ʻAlauiki fishing shrine, 1995
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One of the very few fishing shrines remaining on ʻOahu. Sometimes such shrines are called koʻa, referencing the heads of coral sometimes found there. -
Leinaakaʻuhane at Kaʻena, 2017
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Platform at Leina a Kaʻuhane, Kaʻena, 2012
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Leina a Kaʻuhane lies directly below this platform, on the other side of the fence. One local family says that this is a fishing shrine with no connection to Leina. -
Pōhakuloa, Mokuleʻia, 2017
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This pōhaku is the body of a monster slain at Mākua by Hiʻiakaikapoliopele and thrown over the mountain to land on the other side of Kaʻena. -
Upright and platform, Mākua, 1996
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A prominent upright stone sits on a platform overlooking the ocean.