A Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites on the West Coast of Hawaii Island
Greene LW. 1993. A Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites on the West Coast of Hawaii Island. National Park Service. Denver, CO
The primary purpose of this study was to ascertain the appearance of Pu'ukohola Heiau and any structures that rested on its platform during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This document is a historic resource study for three Hawaiian units of the National Park System. These areas Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site and Kaloko-Honokohau and Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Parks — are located on the west coast of the island of Hawai'i. All possess prehistoric sites as well as resources related to the historical period, after European and American vessels had begun to visit the islands. The primary purpose of this study was to ascertain the appearance of Pu'ukohola Heiau and any structures that rested on its platform during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Additionally important was any evidence concerning the location and appearance of buildings on the John Young homestead, which is a component of Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site. It was hoped that data could be found on the historical landscape of these sites as first observed by European and American visitors. Because the source material for the early history of all three parks and the repositories to be visited were likely to be the same, it seemed more efficient to perform concurrent research and combine historic resource studies for the three parks into one document.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Greene, Linda
- Date of Issue
- 1993-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , KAHO , PUHE , PUHO
- Keywords
- Agriculture, Captain Cook, Cultural Resources, Cultural sites, ehistory, ehistory, Hawaii, History, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Kamehameha, kapu system, Kealakekua Bay, Kona, political organization, Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Religion, sandalwood, settlement patterns, Social Organization, West Coast, Whaling