| Feature: | Heiau, undefined place |
| Comments: | Place in Keaku Valley south of the former homestead of Joseph Marciel, as well as the name of the heiau at that area. Described by archaeologist Winslow Walker following a survey of Kaupo in 1929: "Location: At place called Lonoaea, in Kohulau valley, fifty yards south of Haleokane on a rise of ground open to the sea. Description: An open platform constructed of rough Aa with a high walled enclosure at the back. The heiau had no walls at the border of the platform probably—the present walls were built to keep in the cattle, which have disturbed the old surfaces considerably as has the removal of many stones to build the wall. The dimensions are approximately 60 x 130 feet. The inner court-like enclosure, which measures 30 x 40 feet, has no indication of walls on the east side. The original plan of the terraces is not clear but only the front and sides were built up to produce a platform level with the hill." Thomas Thrum, in his 1917 "Hawaiian Annual", gives the dimensions for Lonoaea Heiau but refers to it as Haleokane: "Securing the help of an old native we were led to the heiau of Haleokane, at Maua, not heretofore listed, the dimensions of which were 133 x 79 feet, its length being practically north and south. Its western wall had a jog inward 13 x 27 feet, some fifteen feet from the south corner. The whole was in a bad state of ruin, with structures in and around it for more modern uses. Haleokane is credited to the marvelous work of the Menehunes for its construction in one night." |
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| Further reading: | Lonoaea Heiau (Ulukau.org) |