Hibiscus and Barry's Excellent Hawaiian Adventure - Tiki Travel

H Hibiscus Member Boston-ish Joined: Sep 22, 2008 Posts: 211	H Hibiscus Posted posted on Sat, Nov 29, 2008 4:42 PM Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, or Place of Refuge of Honaunau, is a bit south of Kona on the Big Island. In olden times it was a sanctuary for violators of kapu who, once cleansed by a kahuna, were free to go and live unpunished once they left the sanctuary. That's assuming they were even able to make it to the refuge in the first place - not an easy thing to do, as violators of kapu were "free game" for anyone who was able to kill them. Along with a tiny beach that used to serve as a royal canoe landing site (and now a favorite basking spot for turtles - we saw 3 or 4), there are tikis all over the place... Devourer of islands... The mister next to the two famous guardians...

Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, or Place of Refuge of Honaunau, is a bit south of Kona on the Big Island. In olden times it was a sanctuary for violators of kapu who, once cleansed by a kahuna, were free to go and live unpunished once they left the sanctuary. That's assuming they were even able to make it to the refuge in the first place - not an easy thing to do, as violators of kapu were "free game" for anyone who was able to kill them.

Along with a tiny beach that used to serve as a royal canoe landing site (and now a favorite basking spot for turtles - we saw 3 or 4), there are tikis all over the place...

Devourer of islands...

The mister next to the two famous guardians...

Post #421404 by Hibiscus on Sat, Nov 29, 2008 4:42 PM