Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau area)
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Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau area) is a historic shoreline complex in Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, centered around King Kamehameha I’s restored Ahuʻena Heiau temple and associated royal residence site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau area) canonical | 1 |
| Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ historic site ⓘ royal residence complex ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kailua Bay
ⓘ
Kailua Pier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hawaiʻi State Historic Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahuʻena Heiau
Kamehameha I ⓘ
surface form:
King Kamehameha I
unification of the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| climate | tropical dry coastal climate ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
lava rock
ⓘ
thatched structures ⓘ |
| contains |
replicas of traditional hale (houses)
ⓘ
restored heiau temple ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Native Hawaiians
ⓘ
surface form:
Native Hawaiian
|
| currentUse |
cultural interpretation site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| governedBy | State of Hawaiʻi historic preservation laws ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Hawaiian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hawaiʻi State Historic Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahuʻena Heiau
royal residence site of Kamehameha I ⓘ shoreline landing area ⓘ traditional Hawaiian structures ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Hawaiʻi State historic site
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii County
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi
Kailua-Kona ⓘ
surface form:
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn |
Hawaiʻi (island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Hawaiʻi
|
| nameMeaning | “eye of the turtle” (commonly cited translation of Kamakahonu) ⓘ |
| near |
Kamakahonu Beach
ⓘ
downtown Kailua-Kona ⓘ |
| overlooks | Kailua Bay ⓘ |
| partOf | historic Kailua-Kona waterfront ⓘ |
| religiousBuilding | luakini-type heiau (Ahuʻena Heiau is often classified as a heiau of high rank) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | traditional Hawaiian religion ⓘ |
| significantFor |
association with King Kamehameha I
ⓘ
political history of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi ⓘ traditional Hawaiian religious practices ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| touristActivities |
cultural tours
ⓘ
heritage education ⓘ |
| usedAs |
political headquarters of Kamehameha I in his later years
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ residence of Kamehameha I ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau)