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Honaunau: Hale O Keawe Hale O Keawe at Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Honaunau, Hawaii island, Hawaii.

Honaunau

Hawaii, United States
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Honaunau, village and historical site, Hawaii county, on the western coast of Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S. Located at the southern end of Kealakekua Bay, it was once the traditional seat of the Hawaiian kingdom of Kona and is now a small fishing community. It is also the site of numerous archaeological remains, principally those of Pu‘uhonua O Honaunau (variously translated as “City, Place, or Temple of Refuge at Honaunau”). Located on a lava shelf that...

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