A heiau (/ ˈheɪ.aʊ /) is a Hawaiian temple. Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose and location, they range from simple earth terraces, to elaborately constructed stone platforms.

A cultural definition of heiau is a place of worship where mana (divine energy) is transferred and concentrated through ritual and prayer. Simple rituals could take place at any suitable location. A shrine, consisting of a single stone or small altar might also serve as a place where a single person or small group performed a ritual.

2024年9月30日 · Pu'ukohola Heiau NHS is open all year round and shares the history of the beginning stages of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Palm trees tall and still. Clear hot sunny blue sky with a light breeze and cool water. Paved trail open for walkers. A temple build by a king and his warriors that stands tall in unifying the Hawaiian Islands under one ruler.

The majestic, stone Puʻukoholā Heiau can be seen off the road, just north of the resorts of the Kohala Coast. This National Historic Site is home to one of the largest restored heiau (temple) in Hawaiʻi and is part of the National Park System.

2019年8月16日 · Pi'ilanihale Heiau (also known as Hale O Pi' Ilani Heiau) is located in Kahanu Garden, a National Tropical Botanical Park near the town of Hana on the Island of Maui. The heiau (place of worship) is the largest one on the Island of Maui and is one of the most important archeological sites in the Hawaiian Islands.

Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located on the northwestern coast of the island of Hawaiʻi. The site preserves the National Historic Landmark ruins of the last major Ancient Hawaiian temple, and other historic sites. [2][3][4][5]

2022年12月4日 · A heiau is an ancient Hawaiian temple, a tall rock structure. To the northwest of this heiau is a pāahupuaʻa, a prehistoric Hawaiian land division. Both remind us of the peninsula's rich past. Archeological evidence shows that Hawaiians lived here 1,000 years ago, 900 years before the first patients arrived.

A heiau is a Hawaiian temple. Many types of heiau existed, including heiau to treat the sick (heiau hōola), offer first fruits, offer first catch, start rain, stop rain, increase the population, ensure health of the nation, achieve success in distant voyaging, …

Archaeological evidence dates habitation in the area from about 650 ce, which makes it one of the oldest Hawaiian settlements. The area possesses one of the most complete collections of ancient residential sites, more than a dozen heiau s (ceremonial and religious structures), and a large-scale irrigation system.

2009年11月1日 · The heiau structure ranged from single houses surrounded by a wooden fence to stonewalled enclosures containing more than one house to the massive open-air temples with terraces, large stone platforms, and numerous carved idols in which ruling chiefs paid homage to the major Hawaiian gods.