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Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Parkkonane board with hale o keawe in background
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Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Places To Go
 

Take a walk back in time to old Hawaii as it was many centuries ago. Ki'i (carved statues) watch over and surround the Hale o Keawe, the former resting area of 26 Keawe line chiefs.  The great wall, spanning up to 17 feet wide and averaging 10 feet in height will amaze you with its huge rocks fitting together like locking puzzle pieces. Footpaths take you past Hawaiian temples and other structures built after European arrival. Puuhonua o Honaunau has many places visitors can go to experience the Hawaii of yesterday and today.

 

coconut tree  

Did You Know?
Did you know that the coconut tree was an important resource in Hawai'i? It served as a source of food and water, material for building and rope making, and was made into drums. Cutting down the coconut grove of another person's was considered an act of war.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST