Halulu Heiau on Lanai

Information about the Halulu Heiau on Lanai Island in Hawaii.

FROM LANAI MAGAZINE:
ake Highway 440 west out of Lanai City toward Kaumalapau Harbor. Go past the airport turnoff and take the next left Kaupili Road, an unmarked dirt road. Travel approximately 2.5 miles to a yellow standpipe on the right. Turn right on this rocky road which descends downhill about 3 miles to Kaunolu Village. The intrepretive hike is on the right and will point out the heiau which is located across a small stream that runs through the gulch. Accessible only by a 4-wheel drive vehicle during dry weather. This is an ancient, religious site - be respectful! This well-preserved heiau is located across a wide gulch in the ancient fishing village of Kaunolu. After King Kamehameha the Great captured the island of Lanai in the early 1800's, he used this village as his favorite vacation spot due to the excellent fishing it provided. King Kamehameha also rebuilt the old heiau that was on this site and declared it a luakini heiau or place of refuge. A place of refuge meant that anyone who broke one of the laws would be forgiven if he made it to the place of refuge before he was caught.

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