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A valley on Oʻahu used by the US Army since WWII for live-fire training. Images are organized by date - taken on 4X5 film beginning in 2002 on 40-50 cultural accesses organized by Mālama Mākua.
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.
Albert Silva near his home in ʻŌhikilolo, 2012
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Kiʻi Pōhaku (petroglyphs), 2004
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The petroglyphs were filled with beach sand for this image
Kiʻi Pōhaku, 2004
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Petroglyphs filled with sand. They mark a spot where honu (turtles) come to feed.
Quarry marks, Keaʻau, 2017
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Local families relate that the corner stones of r Kawaihaʻo were quarried at this site.
Low wall of a pā hale, 2001
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A platform lies at the north side of this low enclosure, probably a house platform.
Platform at ʻIliʻilikea, 1992
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Note the kū (upriught) and papa (flat, lying down) stones on the near side. These were not there on subsequent visits.
Platform, 2001
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Alkthough this may originally be a natural feature, it is bordered on two sides by a substantial wall. Its smaller stones may have been taken for the construction of the nearby highway, as happened elsewhere.
Mauka wall of a large platform, 2014
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The mauka section of a wall on two sides of a platform - possible heiau.
Corner of a structure, Keaʻau, 2018
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Marae at Keaʻau, 2018
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Used as a teaching place according to local families with ancestral ties to the area. They hope to restore it and use it again for that purpose.
Unu (heiau) at Keawaʻula, 2020
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Waiʻanae Kiʻi Pōhaku (petroglyph), 2017
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Puʻukānoahoa Koʻa (fishing shrine), 2003
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One of very few left on Oʻahu. McAllister lists it as destroyed.
Upright at Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 1993
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Pōhakuloa, 2017
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The pōhaku is a monster slain by Hiʻiaka at Mākua and thrown over the mountain, to land on the Mokulaea side of Kaʻena
Leinaakaʻuhane at Kaʻena, 2017
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The platform above Leinakaʻuhane, 2017
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ʻAlauiki fishing shrine, 1995
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Pohaku O Kauaʻi at Kaʻena, 2008
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Note the monk seal, lower right
Mokaʻena Unu, 1993
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Local families refer to heiau of three terraces (such as Kamaileunu) as unu. Large stones on three of its terraces form a clear alignment pointing in an east or northeast direction.
Structure at Kaʻena, 2000
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A habitation. Note the layer of discarded shells (midden) and charcoal in the sand below the stones.
Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 2003
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The highest heiau on Oʻahu and one of only two dedicated to the sun. The other was at Kapiolani Park bandstand.
Puaʻakānoahoa Koʻa (fishing shrine), 2003
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Honu (turtles) at a spot where turtles come to feed, 2019
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Low wall, 2014
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A section of the mauka wall around a platform, or the remains of a platform, adjacent to the main highway.