Holo-Holo-Ku Heiau

temple, Kapaa, Hawaii, United States

Also known as: Holo-holo-ku

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Holo-Holo-Ku Heiau is an ancient Hawaiian temple, or heiau, located in Kapaa, Hawaii. It is considered one of the oldest heiau in Hawaii and was dedicated to the war god Ku. This sacred site was historically used for rites that included human sacrifice. Kauai queens also used the heiau's sacred birth stones to bear their children. The temple was restored in 1933 by the Bishop Museum of Honolulu.1

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Another nearby feature is Holoholoku Heiau, restored (1933) by the Bishop Museum of Honolulu and one of the oldest heiaus (ceremonial and religious structures) in Hawaii; it contained the sacred birth stones where Kauai queens went to bear their children. The temple was sacred to the war god Ku,…
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…in the area, and one, Holoholoku (which includes a large birth stone, on which queens gave birth in order to ensure the royal status of their children), has been restored by the Bishop Museum.
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