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.

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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

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Kailua-Kona touristAttraction Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau area)
Huliheʻe Palace near Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau area)
this entity surface form: Kamakahonu (Ahuʻena Heiau)