This morning, we drove up to the northmost tip of the island to visit the Mo'okini Heiau. A heiau is a place of worship, and the Mo'okini Heiau is one of the most sacred and oldest heiau sites in Hawaii. Legend has it that this heiau was built sometime between the 12th and 14th centuries by the powerful priest Pa'ao (from Tahiti or Samoa) on the site of an earlier temple, built by Mo'okini in the 5th century.
Pa'ao was a powerful ruler who arrived in Hawaii during a time of anarchy and introduced Hawaiians to human sacrifice and a set of rules that governed all aspects of life. This site definitely has a creepy factor.
The structure is about 250 feet long by 135 feet wide. The walls are 10 feet wide at the base and up to 14 feet high. The stones were said to have been passed hand-to-hand from their source, 9 miles away.
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And while I was exploring, Bori opted to whale watch and dolphin watch. He saw dozens of humpback whales and hundreds of dolphins.
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