
A temple (heira) with carved wooden ki'i in the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Park at the South Kona Coast. The grounds hosted ancient Hawaiian royalty untill 1819, and also served as a sanctuary for hunted men, who had angered the gods.
Photo taken in February 2008
Participants: tt and skp
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