Haena Archeological Complex Explained

Haena Archeological Complex
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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
Added:November 16, 1984
Refnum:84000257
Designated Other1:Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:HRHP
Designated Other1 Date:September 14, 1984
Designated Other1 Number:50-30-02-01600[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

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.

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 with 17 contributing sites and nine contributing structures. It was listed on the National Register in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Register Counts . Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Division . State of Hawaii . February 1, 2022 . March 8, 2022.
  2. Book: Kirch, Patrick Vinton . 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 . . 1996 . Honolulu . 20–21 . 0-8248-1739-7 .