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Lono-i-ka-ʻoualiʻi

A map of the Kiʻi at Hale o Keawe and a photograph of Lono-i-ka-ʻoualiʻi

A major akua (god) represented at heiau, Lono-i-ka-ʽoualiʽi is associated to the “chiefly signs in the heavens”. One important symbol of the aliʽi is the rainbow, represented as the shape of a crescent or arch, frequently appearing in traditional material culture. Lono-i-ka-ʽoualiʽi became a major akua in Hawaiʽi upon the arrival of Laʽamaikahiki, an aliʽi from Tahiti who introduced the worship of this particular aspect of Lono along with the stylized pahu (temple drum) and kāʽekeʽeke (bamboo drum). See Lono-i-ka-ʽoualiʽi in the inner court of Hale o Keawe. When facing the semicircle of images, Lono-i-ka-ʽoualiʽi is the third image from the left.

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Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Code: PUHO

Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii County, Hawaii
Latitude: 19.4090003967285, Longitude: -155.899993896484

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