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Kahaluu Bay (; ) is a historic district and popular recreation area on the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. ==Early history== This area has been populated for about 500 years, and in the 18th and 19th centuries was an important royal residence. One major feature is ''Pa o ka menehune'' (which means literally "wall of the ancients"〔(Hawaiian Dictionary )〕), a breakwater constructed in Ancient Hawaii that might have once enclosed the entire bay. Since construction of a heiau using the dry-stack masonry technique (''uhau humu pohaku'') was a major undertaking, it is unusual to find the concentration of about ten that were built on this bay. The ''Kuemanu Heiau'' is on the north end of the bay. This was used by royalty to view surfing and as a residence.〔(Map of Kahaluu ) by Henry E.P. Kekahuna at the Bishop Museum〕 Nearby the ''Keawaiki'' canoe landing site is popular today with local surfers. Two ancient fishponds called ''Waikuaala'' and ''Poo Hawaii'' are still visible. Royal Governor John Adams Kuakini had a thatched roof house, and King David Kalākaua built a beach house in this area which has been reconstructed. South of the bay is ''Hāpaialii Heiau'', associated with astrological observation, built between 1411 and 1465 and restored in 2007.〔(Pictures of the heiau restoration ) from Historic Hawaii 2008 award presentation〕 The ''Keeku Heiau'' was used for human sacrifice (''luakini'') and ''Kapuanoni Heiau'' were also built just south of the bay. Petroglyphs thought to depict the defeat of Kamalalawalu of Maui by Lonoikamakahiki can be viewed at low tide near the temples. Several ''kuula'' (sacred stones, said to have been brought from Maui) were monuments to the plentiful fish and Green turtles that are still found in the bay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kahaluu Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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