Pu'ukohola Heiau
A temple built to win an island: at Puukohola on Hawaii island, the kahuna Kapoukahi told Kamehameha I to raise a luakini heiau to the war god Kukailimoku. Kamehameha had held the Kona and Kohala districts since 1782 but eight years of battles had settled nothing. His brother Keliimaikai supervised thousands of workers, and the temple, about 224 by 100 feet, was finished in the summer of 1791 and dedicated with the body of his rival Keoua Kuahuula. Coordinates: Wikipedia = Wikidata 20.0267/-155.82, OSM 20.0275/-155.8214. Sources checked 2026-09-29: NPS live.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1790 CE mainstream
Kapoukahi advises the temple after Keoua's attack source - 1791 CE mainstream
finished in the summer and dedicated source
Where
20.0267° N, 155.8200° W
Sources
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