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Hale O Pi'ilani Heiau, near Hāna on Maui Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau Heiau, Mānoa Heritage Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2022-1025 An illustration of a heiau at Kealakekua Bay at the time of James Cook's third voyage, by William Ellis. A heiau (/ ˈ h eɪ. aʊ /) is a Hawaiian temple. Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose ...
Ruins of Mailekini Heiau in foreground. Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located on the northwestern coast of the island of Hawaiʻi. The site preserves the National Historic Landmark ruins of the last major Ancient Hawaiian temple, and other historic sites. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Historic Site on the North Shore of Oʻahu is the largest heiau (temple) on the island, [3] covering 2 acres (8,100 m 2) on a hilltop overlooking Waimea Bay and Waimea Valley.
Settlement on Kealakekua Bay has a long history. Hikiau Heiau is a luakini temple of Ancient Hawaii located at the south end of the bay, at coordinates Cook recorded the large platform being about 16 feet (4.9 m) high, 250 feet (76 m) long, and 100 feet (30 m) wide. [6]
Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area is the ruins of a temple (Heiau in the Hawaiian language) at the summit of a hill and neighborhood called ʻAiea Heights on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. The recreation area includes camping facilities and a 4.8-mile (7.7 km) trail. It also offers clear views of Pearl Harbor. [1]
In addition, or perhaps overlapping, are five U.S. National Park Service areas of historic orientation in Hawaii. [5] Of these, the USS Arizona Memorial , Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park , Kalaupapa National Historical Park , and Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site are also National Historic Landmarks and are listed above.
The largest and most impressive of the six heiau in the complex is 'Ili'ili'ōpae, the largest heiau on Molokai and the second largest in all Hawaii.It consists of four tiers, rising to a stone platform measuring 287 feet by 87 feet. [4]
Loʻaloʻa Heiau is a well-preserved example of a state-level temple. In particular, the site's features and known oral history suggest that it includes multiple phases in the evolution of Hawaiian religious practices prior to the arrival of outsiders.