Technically this place is named Pu'uhonua o Honaunau. It is a National Historical Park, maintained by the National Park Service. The grounds are divided by a great wall into royal grounds and the place of refuge. The place was settled and the refuge established between 1400 and 1600.
The great wall is up to 12 feet high, 18 feet wide, and more than 950 feet long. The wall was constructed using stones fitted without mortar over 400 years ago.
 |
| Hiking through the gap great wall |
The Hale o Keawe was a royal mausoleum that housed the bones of 23 great chiefs, including Kamehameha's great grandfather. It is guarded by carved wooden images of Hawaiian gods. Some of the guardians have fierce looking faces.
 |
| The Hale o Keawa and its guardians at the end of the great wall |
 |
| The Hale o Keawe |
 |
| The guardians |
No comments:
Post a Comment