Photogrammetry model of the one side of the the Kāneaka Hōlua slide, showing the location of a Papana and the details of the stacking.
Kāneaka Hōlua is a prominent rock slide that descends Pu‘u o Ka‘omilā‘ō. The apex of the slide is just about 1,000 meters from the shoreline at Keauhou Bay. During the pre-Contact Period, the Keauhou-Kahalu‘u area was a major socio-political center of Hawaiian society. Keauhou and Kahalu‘u collectively represent an important and significant cultural landscape with over 30 named heiau and associations to many famous aliʻi, from ‘Umi-a-Liloa to Kamehameha ‘Ekahi. Today, the wahi kūpuna sites within Keauhou and Kahalu‘u continue to be sources of inspiration, with Kāneaka, the largest hōlua slide in the State, being one such example.
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