If you would like to know more about the blacktip reef sharks of Pelekane Bay at our partner Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS, behold the PDF that the NPS put online for you:
#BlacktipReefSharks #PUHE #PelekaneBay
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Our partners Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, & Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site located on the west coast of Hawaiʻi Island have resumed normal operating hours today. Please use caution. ☔
📷: NPS
#ParksReopen #PUHO #KAHO #PUHE #HPPA
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Leanne at our Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS park store says a shipment of these just came in, so if you are on Hawaiʻi Island, pop by! In-park only.
You can browse our whole collection of national parks water bottles & flasks here, too: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
#ShopYourParks #PUHE #HPPA
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Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, visitor center, and park store will reopen on Monday, March 16 at noon. Visitors are advised to use caution, as some areas of the park may still be affected by the recent storm.
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#ParkReopen #PUHE #HPPA #KonaLow
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Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP, Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau NHP, and Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS will continue to be closed Sunday, March 15 due to severe weather & flooding.
This storm is currently impacting Hawaiʻi Island.
Screenshot of Kailua-Kona coast: www.konaweb.com/cam/index.html
#PUHE #PUHO #KAHO
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Cultural demos for March at our partner Pu'ukoholā Heiau NHS on Hawaiʻi Island:
Kōnane (10am-1pm) — Ed Dowling (HPPA) — March 10, 17, 24 & 31 🎲
Join Ed for a demonstration of the game of kōnane, learn how to play, and discover more about this game's cultural significance.
#Konane #PUHE #HawaiiPark
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Hauʻoli Malaki Kākou! Happy March to all!
Here are some programs for March at our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau NHS on Hawaiʻi Island:
Humpback Whale Program (9am-12pm) March 10, 17, 24 & 31 🐋
Look to the ocean for humpback whales, get your questions answered + a 40-min whale movie! 🎥
#HawaiiPark #PUHE
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Way to keep showing the ❤️ for your national historical sites!
In the last 4 months, visitors to Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site donated $4,000 at checkout in the HPPA park store 💵✨, because they know their donations stayed right there in the park. 🌺.
#HPPA #PUHE #OTCDonations #ParkSupport
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Lunar New Year celebrations welcome a new beginning guided by the moon & the return of light.
In Hawaiʻi, this period also signals the close of the Makahiki season, as the time of Lono gives way to the season of Kū.
NPS Photo
#LunarNewYear #Makahiki #PUHE
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Kielettääkö?
"Toisin sanoen anyway siellä tai however täällä ei ole koulutetun kieltä, kuten ei liioin sekään, että joku spleinaa. Mutta se, että joku argumentoi eksplisiittisesti, onkin huoliteltua, jopa brassailevaa kieltä."
#kieli #puhe #tutkimus
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"Endless is the good that I have given you to enjoy." – Kamehameha I
How many places in America can you walk in the footsteps of a king? Where else can you experience the culminating event of a people, foretold from centuries past? Only at Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site!
~NPS/PUHE
#PUHE
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CORRECTION: Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be open on Thanksgiving, November 27. The park will have limited staffing available, and the visitor center park store will be closed.
#PUHE #HPPA #ThanksgivingUpdate
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Update from our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site on Hawaiʻi Island:
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#PUHE #ThanksgivingClosure #ParkUpdate
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This hand-thrown #mug by Deneen Pottery showcases beautiful Pelekane Bay at Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS, with the great heiau overlooking it. It features the iconic Hawaiʻi rainbow & a soaring ʻiwa 🕊️, capturing the spirit of #Hawaiian history.
#PUHE
Shop mug: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/mug...
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📢 Visitor Center & Parking Lot Hours Update for our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site !
⏰New hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Thank you for planning ahead and visiting us during our updated schedule.
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#PUHE #HPPA #Parkupdate #HawaiiParks
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Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site Update
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Due to high winds, Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will open late today, while our staff ensures all park areas are clean and safe. Mahalo!
#NPSUpdate #PUHE #HawaiiParks
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🚨 PARK CLOSURE NOTICE 🚨
Due to a wildfire near the entrance, Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site is closed until further notice.
🔥 Wildfire reported at the intersection of Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway and Kawaihae Road.
Please avoid the area.
#ParkClosure #PuukoholaHeiauNHS #ClosureNotice #PUHE
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Discover #Kōnane, the ancient Hawaiian board game of strategy, once played by chiefs & warriors. In this video, Ed Dowling of Hawai‘i Pacific Parks shows how the game is played & shares its cultural meaning.
👉 Learn the rules & history!
#HawaiianCulture #BoardGames #HPPA #PUHE #BITV
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🤩 Those of you who were able to join us yesterday at Spencer Beach Park 🌊 in Kawaihae 🌞 for the last day of the annual two-day #puukoholaheiaunhs culture festival know…it was FUN!
Supporting our national park partners for community events like this is what we are all about. 🤝💪🏽💙
#parksupport #puhe
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🌅 Today at sunrise, our partner Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site began its 53rd Establishment Day celebration & cultural festival.
✨ Join us & NPS again tomorrow (Aug. 17th) at Spencer Beach Park for 🏖️ another day of traditional Hawaiian arts 🎨, crafts 🧵, mele (music) 🎶!
#PUHE #HPPA
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🎂Happy belated birthday & hauʻoli lā hānau to the amazing Ed, HPPA employee & dedicated NPS volunteer, who brings the game of kōnane to life at our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau NHS on Tuesdays from 10 AM to 1 PM.
#HappyBirthday #YayEd #PuukoholaHeiau #konane #hawaiiangames #HPPA #chieflygames #PUHE
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Into #ChiefOfWar? Check out our Puʻukoholā Heiau Nat. Hist. Site partner on Hawaiʻi Island! I is considered the birthplace of the Hawaiian kingdom. Find history books, compelling videos, wood & sharktooth replicas!
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
#HawaiiParks #PUHE #HawaiianChiefs
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The festivities kick off on Saturday the 16th at 6:00 a.m.
On Sunday, Aug. 17, activities resume at 9:30 a.m.
Theme: Ke Kulana Noʻeau o ka wa Kahiko,Eia ke ao, ka lau, la loa, ka muʻo, ka hoʻoilina: Here is the present, the future, the everlasting, the continuous growth, the legacy.
#PUHE #HPPA
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Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will celebrate its 53rd anniversary Establishment Day, “Hoʻokūʻikahi”, Hawaiian Cultural Festival on Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17, 2025. The festivities will kick off on Saturday at 6:00 a.m. with a hoʻokupu (gift-giving) ceremony.
#PUHE #HPPA
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This year's Ho'oku'ikahi celebration at our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site will take place on Aug. 16 & 17 on the grass at Spencer Beach Park. Contact Park staff for further information at 808-882-7218 x1011.
Hope to see you there!
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#puhe #nps #hppa #puukoholaheiau
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Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site is now reopened.
Their coastal areas did not experience any significant damage during the overnight tsunami warning.
Park staff do advise using general caution during your visit, especially along the coast and at Pelekane Bay.
#PUHE #parkupdate
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Also Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Site.
Tsunami Warning — Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, and Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park Are Closed Until Further Notice.
#PUHO #KAHO #PUHE #TsunamiWarning #HawaiiParks
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It's official! 🎉
Our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site says to stay tuned for more details to come!
#puhe #hookuikahi #hawaiianculturalfestival #nps #hawaiiparks #hppa #hawaiianculture #hawaiianhistory
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Every Tues. from 10 AM to 1 PM there will be a cultural demonstration of the Hawaiian #kōnane game at the Pu’ukoholā Heiau NHS visitor center. Our wonderful HPPA team member, Ed Dowling, will lead the demo. The game emphasizes the significance of strategic thinking.
IMGS: PUHE/NPS
#HPPA #PUHE
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Junior Ranger, B.A.R.K. ranger, #puukoholaheiaunhs NPS park ranger, everybody in da VC this morning! Mahalo, HPPA area manager Wendy, for catching this scene. 🐾👧🏽👨🏼✈️
May this young person take her Junior Ranger values forward into an awesome life of adventure & national parks! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
#JuniorRangers #PUHE
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