Haena Archeological Complex

Haena Archeological Complex
Location Beyond Ha'ena State Park at end of Hawaii Route 560 between high cliffs and rocky shore of Kēʻē Bay
Nearest city Hanalei, Hawaii
Area 57.5 acres (23.3 ha)
NRHP Reference # 84000257[1]
Added to NRHP November 16, 1984

The Haena Archeological Complex, on Kauai near Hanalei, Hawaii, is an archeological site complex that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1]

It includes several sites: (1) house of high chief Lohiʻau (lover of Hi'iaka); (2) Ke-ahu-a-Laka hālau hula platform; (3) Ka-ulu-a-paʻoa heiau platform[2] It dates from c.1600 and is listed on the National Register for its potential to yield information in the future. The listed site includes 57.5 acres (23.3 ha) with 17 contributing sites and nine contributing structures. It was listed on the National Register in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Kirch, Patrick Vinton (1996). "Ke-ahu-a-Laka Hālau Hula and Ka-ulu-a-paʻoa Heiau at Hāʻena". Legacy of the Landscape: An Illustrated Guide to Hawaiian Archaeological Sites. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-8248-1739-7.


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