Luakini

In ancient Hawaii, a luakini temple, or luakini heiau, was a Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.

In Hawaiian tradition, luakini heiaus were first established by Paʻao, a legendary priest credited with establishing many of the rites and symbols typical of the stratified high chieftainships of the immediate pre-European-contact period.

List of currently known or reputed luakini heiaus:

Kauai

Wailua Complex of Heiaus

Oahu:

Puu O Mahuka, "Hill of Escape"

Maui: Loaloa Heiau

Big Island of Hawaii:

Puukohola National Historic Site Mookini, birthplace of Kamehameha IVan James, Ancient Sites of Hawaii, 1995, Mutual Publishing, , page 143 Aha'ula (now engulfed by lava) Keeku Heiau on Kahaluu Bay

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