Parking for Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.
The visitor center and gift shop.
Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is great for all ages.
Several historic and reconstructed structures can be found throughout the park.
A reconstructed model of the larger Hale o Keawe, the royal mausoleum.
The original Hale o Keawe.
The interior of the reconstructed model.
The pits in the rock were created by the Hawaiians, though the exact purpose is unknown.
This is a reconstruction of a kōnane table, a checker-type game played on a lava table.
Fierce statues are spread throughout Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.
When molten lava surrounds a tree and hardens, the tree decomposes over time and leaves a mold.
The protected bay at Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. Swimming is prohibited here, and the beach is a common resting place for sea turtles.
An outrigger canoe in one of the hālau.
Fierce statues are spread throughout Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.
The royal fishponds were managed to provide food for the ruling class.
The Great Wall of the Pu'uhonua is 18 feet wide, 950 feet long, and constructed from innumerable hand-placed lava rocks.
A detail of the Great Wall shows how sizable some of the rocks are.
The path inside the wall at Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.
A genuine kōnane table in the Pu'uhonua.
The Great Wall that encloses the Pu'uhonua.
Statues guard the Hale o Keawe, the royal mausoleum.
Hale o Keawe, the royal mausoleum that gives the site such power.