Place

Lono-ʻilikai

A carved wooden kiʻi image stands on the black lava rock shoreline looking out over the water.
Lono-ʻilikai watches over those arriving by way of the sea.

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Quick Facts
Location:
Shoreline near Hale o Keawe

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

Lono-ʽilikai, or “Lono-on-the-surface-of-the-sea,” stands directly over the area where the land and the ocean meet. Lonoʻilikai is a form of Lono associated with the rising of oxygen off the surface of the sea.

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park

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Last updated: March 30, 2021