Pu’ukohola Heiau

We decided to check out the site and visitor center at the historic site. We are glad we did- the history of this place is interesting and bloody. It was built using stones from the Waipio valley (see earlier post) and passed by hand over the 20+ miles to the site. Then King Kahmeamea sacrificed his cousin at the site and United the island under his rule. He then went on to United the islands into one nation. It’s hard to imagine that it all happened after the United States was formed. 

They learned how to play an ancient Hawaiian game.