Near Kapaa in Kauai County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

Poli'auh Heiau

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 24, 2013

1. Poli'auh Heiau Marker

Inscription. Many generations ago, every stone was brought by hand up to this bluff from the rivers below to build this heiau (temple). A heiau was often remodeled by a new ruling ali'i (chief) and his kahuna (priest).

Within the walls of this heiau, the kahuna conducted religious ceremonies and rituals. The features erected within the heiau for these rituals disappeared when the traditional Hawaiian religious system was abolished after 1819.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Asian Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.

Location. 22° 2.797′ N, 159° 21.305′ W. Marker is near Kapaa, Hawaii, in Kauai County. It is on Route 580 1.4 miles west of Hawaii Route 56, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kapaa HI 96746, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wai'ale'ale (approx. ¼ mile away); Maunakapu and Wailua River (approx. ¼ mile away); Houola (approx. 1.3 miles away); Albert S. Morgan Sr.'s Lydgate Pools (approx. 1.3 miles away); Roxy Theater (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Kapa'a Japanese Stone Lantern (Ishidoro)

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Kōloa Jodo Mission (approx. 12 miles away); Koloa, Birthplace of the Hawaiian Sugar Industry (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kapaa.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 24, 2013

2. Poli'auh Heiau Marker

Poli'auh Heiau image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 24, 2013

3. Poli'auh Heiau

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 676 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.