Big Island Attractions

Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park

Honaunau, HI 96726

Tel. 808/328-2288

www.nps.gov/puho

With its fierce, haunting idols, this sacred site on the black-lava Kona Coast certainly looks forbidding. To ancient Hawaiians, however, Puuhonua O Honaunau served as a 16th-century place of refuge, providing sanctuary for defeated warriors and kapu (taboo) violators. A great rock wall -- 1,000 feet long, 10 feet high, and 17 feet thick -- defines the refuge where Hawaiians found safety. On the wall's north end is Hale O Keawe Heiau, which holds the bones of 23 Haw...

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Price Range: Admission $5 per vehicle, good for 7 days

Transportation: From Hwy. 11, it's 3 1/2 miles to the park entrance

Open Hours: Visitor center daily 8am-4:30pm; park Mon-Thurs 6am-8pm, Fri-Sun 6am-11pm

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