1. NĀ WAHI PANA O KOHALA Noted Places of Kohala HWST 100
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According to traditional genealogical chants of the Moʻokini family, this heiau was built around 480 AD The chant also speaks of 15000 to 18000 men building the stone structure in one night by passing rocks, hand to hand, fourteen milesf rom Pololū Valley. If a stone was dropped, it was left where it lay; therefore, a trail of scattered rocks can be seen between Pololū and Moʻokini. In the past, human sacrifices were readied for offering at Pōhaku Holehole Kanaka (stone for stripping human flesh),a large dishlike stone in front of the heiau. It is said that it was here that the flesh was removed from sacrificial victims
According to traditional genealogical chants of the Moʻokini family, this heiau was built around 480 AD The chant also speaks of 15000 to 18000 men building the stone structure in one night by passing rocks, hand to hand, fourteen milesf rom Pololū Valley. If a stone was dropped, it was left where it lay; therefore, a trail of scattered rocks can be seen between Pololū and Moʻokini In the past, human sacrifices were readied for offering at Pōhaku Holehole Kanaka (stone for stripping human flesh),a large dishlike stone in front of the heiau. It is said that it was here that the flesh was removed from sacrificial victims Leimomi Moʻokini Lum is the current kahuna who carries the priestly responsibilities for the temple.. The heiau has had an unbroken line of kahuna. She is the 7th woman in the family to have served in this capacity, which is usually reserved for men. She lifted the kapu on the heiau in 1978 to make it safe for the people to come in and go out without harm Located on a 3 acre parcel of land, Moʻokini Heiau was the first site in Hawaiʻi to be designated a National Historic Landmark
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