City Of Refuge Kona

Your only chance of survival is to elude your pursuers and reach the pu uhonua a place of refuge.

City of refuge kona. City of refuge kona hawaii pt1 attention parents or guardians to children. Share your city of refuge national historical park photos click here hawaii. To get to the park travel south from kailua kona on highway 11 approximately 18 miles. The 420 acre 1 7 km 2 site was originally established in 1955 as city of refuge national historical park and was renamed on november 10 1978.

If you reached the pu uhonua you would be pardoned by kahuna and given a second chance at life. Designated a national historical park in 1961 this 182 acre site includes the puuhonua and a complex of archeological sites including temple platforms royal fishponds sledding tracks and some coastal village sites. Imagine you had just broken the sacred laws the kapu and the only punishment was death. The direction the bay faces hides it s inner shoreline from the predominant coastal swells.

Park name and features. The pu uhonua protected the kapu breaker defeated warriors as well as civilians during the time of battle. Hawaii big island region. Find information about city of refuge national historical park a hawaii national historic park.

In 2000 the name was changed by the hawaiian national park language correction act of 2000 observing the hawaiian spelling. City of refuge also known as pu uhonua o honaunau is a national historical park located 5 miles from kona bayview inn on the big island of hawaii. Puuhonua o honaunau on the big island of hawaii is the most famous and best preserved of hawaii s ancient places of refuge. Actually not just my favorite.

Hawaii big island city of refuge by rich west about. Drive down the hill 3 5 miles. The travel channel named honaunau bay one of america s best beaches 2004. Kona camping ranch 87 3556 mamalahoa hwy.

It includes the puʻuhonua and a complex of archeological sites including. Set on the rugged and beautiful south kona coast the place of refuge or city of refuge was a safe haven for those that broke the kapu laws which in old hawaii were punishable by death. The city of refuge as locals call it or more correctly honaunau bay is my favorite snorkeling beach on the big island. Temple platforms royal.