Ruins Stabilization: Great Wall (Wall A-1, A-2)
Ladd EJ. 1964. Ruins Stabilization: Great Wall (Wall A-1, A-2). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the west coast of the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. The historical park preserves the site where, up until the early 19th century, Hawaiians who broke a kapu (one of the ancient laws) could avoid certain death by fleeing to this place of refuge or puʻuhonua. This stabilization report concerns the Great Wall. This wall is one of the major points of interest at the City of Refuge. After some 60 years of neglect, many sections of the wall were in very hazardous condition because the loose fill, during the frequent earth tremors, filtered toward the bottom and caused outward pressure o the single outside wall which caused the wall to bulge as much as 14 to 18 inches and led to eventual collapse. Also, many of the large facing stones had tilted due to the loss of chinking stones by pressure and natural erosion.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ladd, Edmond
- Date of Issue
- 1964
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- PUHO , PWR
- Keywords
- basalt, great wall, pao, stabilization