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Pu'uo Mahuka Heiau

photograph by Sean Munson via Flickr
Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau, HI: The largest heiau (temple) on O'ahu Island, this is a platform type luakini temple with a low-walled court. This heiau played an important role in the social, political, and religious system of Waimea Valley, which was a major center of O'ahu in the pre-contact period. In 1792, Captain George Vancouver anchored his ship, the Daedalus, off Waimea and sent a party ashore to collect water. A skirmish ensued with the Hawaiians, and three of Vancouver's men were killed. Some have suggested that they were taken up to Pu'u o Mahuka for sacrifice.