A cropped shot of the inner wall of a hālau wa'a, a canoe house historically made from ōhi'a wood tied with cord and thatched with pili grass.
A picture of the Royal Fish Ponds, anchialine pools which held fish to be eaten by the ali'i (Hawaiian royals) at the Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau on the southwestern coast of Hawaii's big island.
A collection of ki'i, statues depicting Hawaiian deities, located on the grounds of the Hale o Keawe, the royal mausoleum containing the bones of 23 ali'i or Hawaiian royalty, including the great-grandfather of King Kamehameha I.
A view of the Royal Grounds at Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on the Southwestern coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i.
Moments from Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau, aka the #CityOfRefuge , a sacred ground containing the bones of 23 ali'i (Hawaiian royalty) and many ki'i (statues of Hawaiian dieties) where combatants and commoners could escape to be redeemed from breaking #kapu, the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct.
