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Wailua River State Park and the Wailua Complex of Heiaus, which it includes, are located on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The park consists primarily of the Wailua River valley, which is the only navigable river in Hawaii. Visitors to this park can kayak, take riverboat cruises and explore the rainforest. Even motorboats and water skiing are permissible on the river. ==Wailua Complex of Heiaus== The Wailua Complex, a National Historic Landmark,〔 was once the center of chiefly power on the island. It contains the remains of several important structures: places of worship (heiau), places of refuge (puuhonua), and sites related to royal births.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hawaii State Parks: Wailua River State Park )〕 The most important sites are: *Hikinaakalā (Rising of the Sun) Heiau, which includes the Hauola place of refuge (''puuhonua'') and the Kii Pōhaku ancient petroglyphs, at the mouth of the river adjacent to Lydgate State Park *Malae, also known as Malaea or Makaukiu or Mana Heiau, a huge, rectangular luakini heiau almost 400 feet long on the south side of the river just above Highway 56〔 *Holoholokū Heiau, also known as Kalaeokamanu, adjacent to the ''pōhaku hoohānau'' (birthing stone) and ''pōhaku piko'' (navel/umbilical stone), where women of high rank would give birth and bury their afterbirth and umbilical cords〔 *Poliahu (also spelled Poliahu) Heiau, a large luakini heiau high on the narrow ridge between Ōpaekaa Stream and Wailua River〔 *Bellstone (on the same ridge), used to announce important events, such as royal births〔 Of these, only Holoholokū has been largely restored.〔 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「Wailua River State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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