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Bellstone - Kaua'i
When struck, bellstones such as this make an errie ringing sound that can be heard from a great distance. The ancient Hawaiians used these for sacred purposes. |
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Solstice Stones - Kaua'i
Aligned to the Solstice. |
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Pictograph on a Solstice Stone - Kaua'i
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Guardian - Maui
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Female Stones - Maui
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Foot Stone - Maui
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Maui
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Sacred Circle - Maui
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Sea Spiral - Maui
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Stone People - Hana, Maui
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Another Guardian - Maui
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Sky Watcher - Maui
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Maui
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Maui
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Healing Stone - Maui
Hawaiians used to sit on this stone as the waves washed across them for healing.
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Lava Stone Wall - Maui
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Kaua'i |
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Hauloa - City of Refuge - Kaua'i
Whenever a Hawaiian broke "kapu" (forbidden), if he could make it to a Place of Refuge, his life would be spared.
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Hauloa - City of Refuge - Kaua'i
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Hauloa - City of Refuge - Kaua'i
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Hauloa - City of Refuge - Kaua'i
Ancient Petroglyph |
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Hauloa - City of Refuge - Kaua'i
Petroglyph Stone |
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Birthing Place - Kaua'i
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Sentinil - Maui
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Petroglyphs near Heiau - Maui
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Heaiu Ruins - atop hill with petroglyphs - Maui
"The name Hai-au usually is applied to a temple of war where human victims were sacrificed to Ku. Hei-au refers to the older temples where schooling, marriages, blessing of crops and fishing were the main activites." - Inez Macphee Ashdown
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Different view of previous heaiu - Maui
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Looking out to sea from the Heaiu - Maui
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