Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site

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Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site is an ancient Hawaiian temple complex and archaeological site on Oʻahu that preserves significant cultural and religious history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian heiau
archaeological site
state historic site
temple complex
associatedWith Oʻahu chiefs
Hawaiian aliʻi
surface form: aliʻi (Hawaiian nobility)
constructedFrom large basalt stones
contains platform walls
remnants of agricultural features
stone terraces
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion Windward Oʻahu
surface form: Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu
hasAccessType day-use only
hasActivity cultural education
historical interpretation
hasApproximateArea about 1 acre
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Native Hawaiians
hasDesignation Hawaiʻi State Historic Site
surface form: Hawaii State Historic Site
hasFeature Ulupo Heiau
hasHeiauDimensions approximately 140 by 180 feet
hasHeiauHeight up to about 30 feet high
hasInterpretiveFeatures informational signs
viewing areas
hasNearbyWaterBody Kailua Bay
Kawainui Marsh
hasProtectionGoal preservation of Hawaiian cultural resources
protection of archaeological features
hasStructureType stone platform heiau
hasViewOf Kawainui Marsh
surface form: Kawainui fishpond area
heritageType Native Hawaiian cultural site
isListedOn Hawaii State Register of Historic Places listing
surface form: Hawaii Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places
isManagedBy Division of State Parks
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
locatedIn Kailua, Hawaii, United States
surface form: Kailua, Oʻahu, Hawaii
locatedOnIsland Oahu
surface form: Oʻahu
near Kailua town
Kawainui Marsh
surface form: Kawainui Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
NRHPType archaeological site
openToPublic yes
overlooks Kawainui Marsh
periodOfInitialConstruction pre-contact Hawaiian period
religiousTradition traditional Hawaiian religion
state Hawaii
traditionalFunction agricultural rituals
possibly as a luakini (sacrificial) heiau
religious ceremonies

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Kailua hasLandmark Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site
Kawainui Marsh near Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site
this entity surface form: Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site