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Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park konane board with hale o keawe in background
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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.

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Ki'i standing guard over at the entrance to the Pu'uhonua

Did You Know?
Did you know that Kamehameha I died in 1819? Soon after his death, the kapu system and old religions of Hawai'i were discontinued. The sanctuary at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau was one of the few of the old religious sites that endured.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 MST