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.
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.
Albert Silva near his home in ʻŌhikilolo, 2012 171 hits
Kiʻi Pōhaku (petroglyphs), 2004 173 hits The petroglyphs were filled with beach sand for this image
Kiʻi Pōhaku, 2004 1892 hits Petroglyphs filled with sand. They mark a spot where honu (turtles) come to feed.
Quarry marks, Keaʻau, 2017 176 hits Local families relate that the corner stones of r Kawaihaʻo were quarried at this site.
Low wall of a pā hale, 2001 313 hits A platform lies at the north side of this low enclosure, probably a house platform.
Platform at ʻIliʻilikea, 1992 321 hits Note the kū (upriught) and papa (flat, lying down) stones on the near side. These were not there on subsequent visits.
Platform, 2001 335 hits 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 332 hits The mauka section of a wall on two sides of a platform - possible heiau.
Corner of a structure, Keaʻau, 2018 161 hits
Marae at Keaʻau, 2018 162 hits 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 167 hits
Waiʻanae Kiʻi Pōhaku (petroglyph), 2017 165 hits
Puʻukānoahoa Koʻa (fishing shrine), 2003 166 hits One of very few left on Oʻahu. McAllister lists it as destroyed.
Upright at Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 1993 618 hits
Pōhakuloa, 2017 163 hits 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 167 hits
The platform above Leinakaʻuhane, 2017 175 hits
ʻAlauiki fishing shrine, 1995 168 hits
Pohaku O Kauaʻi at Kaʻena, 2008 159 hits Note the monk seal, lower right
Mokaʻena Unu, 1993 161 hits 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 170 hits A habitation. Note the layer of discarded shells (midden) and charcoal in the sand below the stones.
Mokaʻena Marae, Kuaokalā, 2003 169 hits The highest heiau on Oʻahu and one of only two dedicated to the sun. The other was at Kapiolani Park bandstand.