Luakini Knowpia

In ancient Hawaii, a luakini temple, or luakini heiau, was a Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.^{[citation needed]}

In Hawaiian tradition, luakini heiaus were first established by Paʻao, a legendary priest credited with establishing many of the rites and symbols typical of the stratified high chieftainships of the immediate pre-European-contact period.^[1]

List of currently known or reputed luakini heiaus:

Kauai

Wailua Complex of Heiaus

Oʻahu:

Puʻu O Mahuka, "Hill of Escape"^[2]

Maui:

Loaloa Heiau

Big Island of Hawaiʻi:

Puʻukohola National Historic Site^[3]
Moʻokini, birthplace of Kamehameha I^[4]
Aha'ula^[1] (now engulfed by lava)
Keʻeku Heiau on Kahaluʻu Bay^[5]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Pa'ao From Thrum, Emerson, and Kamakau". Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
^ Fournier, Rasa (27 July 2016). "Hiking Puu O Mahuka Heiau". Hawaii.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
^ "Chapter VII: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ Van James, Ancient Sites of Hawaiʻi, 1995, Mutual Publishing, ISBN 978-1-56647-200-5, page 143
^ "Hoʻihoʻi Kulana Wahi pana - Restoring Sacred Places" (PDF). Kamehameha Investment Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-28.

[Hokulea-1] "Pa'ao From Thrum, Emerson, and Kamakau". Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[Hawaii_Rasa-2] Fournier, Rasa (27 July 2016). "Hiking Puu O Mahuka Heiau". Hawaii.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[Pu'ukohola-3] "Chapter VII: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[van-4] Van James, Ancient Sites of Hawaiʻi, 1995, Mutual Publishing, ISBN 978-1-56647-200-5, page 143

[5] "Hoʻihoʻi Kulana Wahi pana - Restoring Sacred Places" (PDF). Kamehameha Investment Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-28.

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