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Pu'uhonua o Honaunau (Place of Refuge)

Pu'uhonua o Honaunau Historic Park
This is the largest of all historic parks in the state of Hawaii. Pu'uhonua Park has a well made official web page with a virtual tour of the site. Park offers stunning visuals and numerous unique exhibits for all interested in history and Hawaiiana. Most of the site's wooden exhibits is a reproduction based on sketches made by William Ellis in 1823. You may now read two of his original books directly from your screen:

Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands
An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke

Weather was not on our side, not even on the "dry and sunny side of the Island." I would prefer to have some blue sky as a background for these artifacts, however maybe the white/gray aura is in fact more appropriate with its almost "spooky" look? In old times, this was not a joyful place.

C4586 Entrance sign on Route 160
C4586 Entrance sign on Route 160		 C4690 Hale o Keawe
C4690 Hale o Keawe		 C4588 Hale o Keawe
C4588 Hale o Keawe		 C4600 Set of Ki'i at the Hale o Keawe
C4600 Set of Ki'i at the Hale o Keawe		 C4610
C4610
C4612 Hale o Keawe and offering Lele
C4612 Hale o Keawe and offering Lele		 C4679 Pair of Ki'`i
C4679 Pair of Ki'`i		 C4613 Entrance to Hale o Keawe
C4613 Entrance to Hale o Keawe		 C4652 Ki'i's on the platform
C4652 Ki'i's on the platform		 C4621 Ki`i at Hale o Keawe
C4621 Ki`i at Hale o Keawe
C4622 Ki`i
C4622 Ki`i		 P735 Hale o Keawe, rear view
P735 Hale o Keawe, rear view		 C4589 Model of a temple, half-size reproduction
C4589 Model of a temple, half-size reproduction		 C4590 Konane arranged on a Papamu
C4590 Konane arranged on a Papamu		 P726 Blessings of digital photography
P726 Blessings of digital photography
C4598 Ki`i
C4598 Ki`i		 C4685 Coral and Lava
C4685 Coral and Lava		 C4608 Coral and Lava, Water and Fire
C4608 Coral and Lava, Water and Fire		 C4601
C4601		 C4604 Basking Sea Turtles
C4604 Basking Sea Turtles
C4606 Waiting for a Turtle
C4606 Waiting for a Turtle		 C4607 There is one...
C4607 There is one...		 C4688 Honaunau Bay Packed with locals
C4688 Honaunau Bay Packed with locals		 C4624 Pu'uhonua
C4624 Pu'uhonua		 C4627 Path from Hale to the Heiau
C4627 Path from Hale to the Heiau
C4629 Path to `Ale`ale`a Heiau
C4629 Path to `Ale`ale`a Heiau		 C4631 Keoua Stone
C4631 Keoua Stone		 C4645 Detail of `Ale`ale`a Heiau
C4645 Detail of `Ale`ale`a Heiau		 P737 The Great Wall between royal compound and the refuge
P737 The "Great Wall" between royal compound and the refuge		 C4647 Coconut, the plant of life for Polynesians
C4647 Coconut, the plant of life for Polynesians
C4648 Ancient Fish Ponds
C4648 Ancient Fish Ponds		 C4660 Ancient Fish Ponds
C4660 Ancient Fish Ponds		 C4675 Work on canoe reproductions
C4675 Work on canoe reproductions		 C4672 No nails used in this reproduction
C4672 No nails used in this reproduction		 C4674 Hawaiian Hale
C4674 Hawaiian Hale

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