| Feature: | Heiau |
| Comments: | Heiau on the south rim of Haleakala Crater east of Puali o Koa Nui o Kane. Archaeologist Kenneth Emory described the heiau in 1921 after a survey of the crater: "On Summit Number 1 of Haleakala we found by far the largest stone structure in the Crater region. It has the appearance of a heiau with a base 57 feet by 36 feet, extending lengthwise along the ridge. The supporting wall on the east is 18 feet high, on the west 12 feet, on the north 6 feet, and on the south 15 feet. The top is 24 by 15 feet, roughly, and consists of two level spaces, the one on the east is 6 feet square and is sunk about 2 feet, the other is 6 1/2 feet square and half a foot higher. A wall several feet thick separates these two level places; and in front of the eastern one extends a platform 15 feet long and 6 wide, almost overhanging the rim of the Crater. Two survey cairns have been erected on the edifice. Otherwise it is well preserved. On and near this structure ten pebbles were found." Bishop Museum researcher Thomas Maunupau wrote about Keahuamanono following a visit to Kaupo in 1922: "Aia iluna ponoi o Haleakala, he wahi heiau uuku i hanaia e Kaoao, kaikaina o Kekaulike, wahi a na kamaaina i hoike mai ai i ke mea kakau. Penei ka nui o keia wahi heiau: he 40 kapuai ka loa a he 30 kapuai ke akea. Ua haliiia oluna o keia heiau me ka pohaku iliili nemonemo o kahakai, a he hana nui maoli no ke halihali ana mai i ka pohaku o keia ano iluna nei o ke kuahiwi." (Directly atop Haleakala is a small heiau constructed by Kaoao, younger brother of Kekaulike, according to what locals told the writer. Here are the dimensions of this heiau: 40 feet long and 30 feet wide. This heiau was covered with smooth, water-worn stones from the shore, and what arduous work it must have been to carry these kinds of stones up here to the mountain.) |
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| Further reading: | Keahuamanono Heiau (Ulukau.org) |