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Hale o Keawe was an ancient Hawaiian heiau originally built in approximately 1650 AD [6] as the burial site for the ruling monarch of the Island of Hawaii named Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku. [7] [8] It was built by his son, a Kona chief named Kanuha. The complex may have been established as early as 1475 under the aliʻi nui ʻEhu-kai-malino.
Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaiʻi about 12 miles (19 km) south of Kailua-Kona.Settled over a thousand years ago, the surrounding area contains many archeological and historical sites such as religious temples and also includes the spot where the first documented European to reach the Hawaiian islands, Captain James Cook, was killed.
Mauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə, ˌ m aʊ n ə-/, [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) [7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. [8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island with ...
This area has been populated for about 500 years, and in the 18th and 19th centuries was an important royal residence. [2] One major feature is Pa o ka menehune (which means literally "wall of the ancients" [3]), a breakwater constructed in Ancient Hawaii that might have once enclosed the entire bay.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Along the Kalalau Trail Honopū Valley , aerial view Nā Pali Coast view from a boat Nā Pali Coast State Park is a 6,175-acre (2,499 ha) state park in the U.S. state of Hawaii , located in the center of the rugged 16-mile (26 km) northwest side of Kauaʻi , the second-oldest inhabited Hawaiian ...
The holiday season almost ended in tragedy for one family after a toddler nearly fell off a 400-foot cliff in Hawaii near the island's erupting Kilauea volcano. The National Park Service called ...