Haleki'i-Pihana Heiau State Monument

Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

View from bridge over ʻIao Stream

Location	Hea Pl. off Kuhio Pl. from Waiehu Beach Rd.
Nearest city	Wailuku, Hawaii
Coordinates	20°54′30″N 156°29′42″W / 20.90833°N 156.49500°W / 20.90833; -156.49500Coordinates: 20°54′30″N 156°29′42″W / 20.90833°N 156.49500°W / 20.90833; -156.49500
Area	10-acre (4.0 ha)
NRHP Reference #	85002972
Added to NRHP	25 November 1985^[1]

Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) park containing two important luakini heiau on a high ridge near the mouth of ʻIao Stream in Wailuku, Maui. Both Halekiʻi and Pihana were associated with important Hawaiian chiefs, have been closely studied by archaeologists,^[2] and overlook the fertile Nā Wai ʻEhā ('Four Waters') region irrigated by the Wailuku, Waikapu, Waiheʻe and Waiehu streams.^[3] The heiau complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 25 November 1985.^[1]

Pihana ('fullness' or 'gathering') is also known as Piihana and Pihanakalani ('gathering of the supernatural').^[4] It began as a small temple site between 1260 and 1400, was expanded between 1410 and 1640 to serve as a residence and luakini (war/sacrificial) temple for Kiʻihewa, who lived at the time of Kakaʻe, the father of Kahekili I.^[2]

Halekiʻi ('image house' or "Tiki House") was added along the crest of the hill at about this time, reputedly at the instigation of chief Kihapiʻilani. Both were greatly expanded into their present shape between 1662 and 1705, and Pihana was enhanced and reoriented to face the island of Hawaiʻi during a period of interisland warfare between 1684 and 1778. In 1790, after the forces of Kamehameha I won the very deadly Battle of Kepaniwai,^[5] his son Liholiho rededicated Pihana.^[2]

References

1 2 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 Kirch, Patrick Vinton (1996). "Halekiʻi–Pihana Heiau". Legacy of the Landscape: An Illustrated Guide to Hawaiian Archaeological Sites. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-8248-1739-7.
↑ Harry Eagar (14 March 2008). "Na Wai Eha designated: State commission to require permits for the water’s users". The Maui News. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
↑ "Hawaiian Dictionaries". Retrieved 2010-03-31.
↑ "Temples of the Chiefs". Maui Attractions Newsletter. March 2003.

Protected areas of Hawaii

Federal

National Parks	Haleakalā Hawaiʻi Volcanoes

National Historical Parks & Sites	Kalaupapa NHP Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP

National Monuments	Papahānaumokuākea Marine World War II Valor in the Pacific

National Marine Sanctuary	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Wildlife Refuges	Hakalau Forest Hanalei Hawaiian Islands Huleia James Campbell Kakahaia Kealia Pond Kilauea Point Kona Forest Oahu Forest

Wilderness Areas	Haleakala Hawaii Volcanoes

State Parks,
Monuments
Recreation Areas
and Preserves

Hawaiʻi (island)	Akaka Falls State Park Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Hulihee Palace Kalopa State Recreation Area Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park Kohala Historical Sites State Monument Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park Kīholo State Park Reserve Lapakahi State Historical Park Lava Tree State Monument MacKenzie State Recreation Area Manuka State Wayside Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve Mauna Kea State Recreation Area Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area Wailoa River State Recreation Area Wailuku River State Park

Kaua‘i	Ahukini State Recreation Pier Ha'ena State Park Koke'e State Park Nā Pali Coast State Park Polihale State Park Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park Wailua River State Park Waimea Canyon State Park Waimea State Recreational Pier

Maui	Haleki'i-Pihana Heiau State Monument ʻĪao Valley State Monument Kaumahina State Wayside Park Makena State Park Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area Pua'a Ka'a State Wayside Park Wai'anapanapa State Park Wailua Valley State Wayside Park

Moloka‘i	Pala'au State Park

O‘ahu	Ahupua'a O Kahana State Park 'Aiea Bay State Recreation Area Diamond Head State Monument Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve He‘eia State Park ‘Iolani Palace State Monument Ka'ena Point State Park Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline Kaka'ako Waterfront Park Kea'iwa Heiau State Recreation Area Kewalo Basin Kukaniloko Birthstones State Monument La'ie Point State Wayside Makapu‘u Point State Wayside Malaekahana State Recreation Area Nu'uanu Pali State Wayside Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau State Monument Pu'u 'Ualaka'a State Wayside Queen Emma Summer Palace Royal Mausoleum State Monument Sacred Falls State Park Sand Island State Recreation Area Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site Wa'ahila Ridge State Recreation Area Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area

Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types

Lists by states	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Lists by associated states	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau

Other areas	District of Columbia Morocco

Category Portal WikiProject

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, September 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Haleki'i-Pihana Heiau State Monument

See also

References