Honaunau in Hawaii County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

Pu‘uhona O Hōnaunau - Place of Refuge

Pu'uhona O Honaunau - Place of Refuge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

1. Pu'uhona O Honaunau - Place of Refuge Marker

Inscription. This ancient Hawaii Sanctuary (Puuhonua) was preserved through the foresight of Charles R. Bishop who added it to the Bishop Estate. With the cooperation of the State of Hawaii, the trustees of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate have dedicated it to the people of the United States as a monument to the achievements of the Polynesians who first discovered and settled these islands.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 19° 25.301′ N, 155° 54.65′ W. Marker is in Honaunau, Hawaii, in Hawaii County. It can be reached from Route 160. Marker is inside the park, which requires an entrance fee. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Honaunau HI 96726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Kona Coast

and in the Volcanic Hawaii.

Globally, it is in North America,

Polynesia,

the Pacific Ocean,

North Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: First Christian Service in Hawaii (approx. 3.8 miles away); In Memory of Captain James Cook, R.N. (approx. 4.4 miles away); Greenwell Store (approx. 6.2 miles away); Royal Center at Keauhou Bay (approx. 10.2 miles away); The Kamehameha Dynasty (approx. 10.2 miles away); Kauikeaouli and Nāhi'ena'ena (approx. 10.2 miles away); Keauhou Bay (approx. 10.2 miles away); a different marker also named Birthplace of Kauikeaouli (approx. 10.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III (was approx. 10.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. (Submitted on October 15, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)

Additional keywords. Pu'uhona O Honaunau

Marker and Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

2. Marker and Sign

Sign reads, "Because this area is considered sacred, no picnicking, smoking or sunbathing please."

Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

3. Entrance Sign

Half-sized reconstruction of the Hale o Keawe temple image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

4. Half-sized reconstruction of the Hale o Keawe temple

Pu'uhona O Honaunau - Place of Refuge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

5. Pu'uhona O Honaunau - Place of Refuge

The Great Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

6. The Great Wall

Wall separating the royal grounds; it is approximately 17 feet thick and 10 feet high.

Heleipala (Fishpond) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

7. Heleipala (Fishpond)

Halau (Work Area) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

8. Halau (Work Area)

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

9. Halau (Work Area)

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

10. Halau (Work Area)

Hale o Keawe Temple image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

11. Hale o Keawe Temple

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

12. Ki'i

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

13. Ki'i

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

14. Ki'i

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

15. Pu'uhona O Honaunau - Place of Refuge

Pu‘uhona O Hōnaunau image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Julie Szabo, December 10, 2007

16. Pu‘uhona O Hōnaunau

Photographed by William J. Toman, December 28, 2010

17. Kōnane

According to the National Park Service brochure for Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau (reprint 2010), "Pebbles for this traditional Hawaiian game are arranged on a replica papamū, a stone surface."

Basking Hawaiian Sea Turtles image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

18. Basking Hawaiian Sea Turtles

They come up on a white sand beach in the park.

Basking Hawaiian Sea Turtle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, September 2, 2007

19. Basking Hawaiian Sea Turtle

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 2,330 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on October 15, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 16. submitted on December 16, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 17. submitted on January 3, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. 18, 19. submitted on October 15, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.