Ill be there next week and wonder if anyone out there has visited the huge heiau (native Hawaiian temple) along the Road to Hana. Tell me what I need to know to plan my own visit and what I will see when I get there.
heiau on hana road
Pi`ilani Heiau is inside Kahanu Gardens down `Ula`ino Road.
Take Highway 360 (Hana Highway) east toward Hana. `Ula`ino Road is off the left near Mile Marker #31. Do not drive the road if it%26#39;s been wet recently. Kahanu Gardens is on the left past the Hana Caverns.
The heiau was constructed completely out of lava rock in the 14th century during the reign of the Pi‘ilani Dynasty. The stone platform is the size of two football fields.
It%26#39;s an impressive sight. You may want to call the Garden ahead of time. They%26#39;ve closed on us unexpectedly before, and their hours can sometimes be hit and miss.
heiau on hana road
Also meant to add, that last time I checked, the garden is open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and free for children.
Gah, sorry for all the posts.
Kahanu gardens is actually on the RIGHT as you go past the cavern%26#39;s. Sorry about that.
Dang - Wish we would have checked that out. Nothing like getting a little culture of the Island while there. You just have to wonder - How in the world did they do that?
Ever been over to the Big Island? Pu`ukohola Heiau National Historic site features a stone structure build by Kamehameha I, and if legend is right, they carried the stones all the way from Pololu Valley close to 20 miles away. Legend says the stones were passed hand to hand through the Kohala district. Many believe the largest of stones were collected locally.
Pretty incredible if you think about it. It%26#39;s a true shame so many heiau were destroyed in the late 19th century.
I haven%26#39;t been to the Big Island, but if I do, that will be the first place on the list. Just incredible.
And to think, I complain if my snowblower breaks down and have to actually shovel the driveway.
JCDerrick -- Perhaps you could tell me if the docent at a museum on Big Island was teasing us. She claimed that the ali%26#39;i would sometimes %26#39;surf%26#39; down the mountainside south of Keauhou on mats laid out for the purpose -- going off the cliffs into the sea. Standing UP! Not just the kane, either.
I don%26#39;t think I%26#39;d ever get rock fever bad enough to try that.
Holua was a popular game. It was also quite dangerous. Herb Kane did a wonderful picture of the papa and a rider, I%26#39;ll try and find it and send a link. In the meantime, this is an interesting read.
www.huliheepalace.org/room_kuakini_sled.htm
Took me a while, but here we go. I love this one.
hawaiiantrading.com/herb-kane/hi-images/imag…
I think my favorite is still Kamapua`a and Pele though.
And just by luck I also found the Pu`u Kohola Heiau painting Herb did as well.
hawaiiantrading.com/herb-kane/hi-images/imag…
You really have to see them to appreciate them. The Jaggar Museum has a huge reproduction called the ';Pantheon of Volcano Spirits'; - another one of my favorites.
Mahalo! So, this was a sled, and much more elaborate construction for the %26#39;ramp%26#39;. Thank you so much. It%26#39;s hard to believe people actually did this for sport -- especially when any serious injury was likely to be a death sentence. I suppose the greater the danger, the greater the prestige.
Sorry I couldn%26#39;t reply earlier. We were traveling to Maui.
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