This city of refuge was a "heiau," or heathen temple.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California] Reference

These “amenities” will be adjacent to an ancient heiau.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Nothing Sacred, Nothing Holy in Hawaii?] Reference

Archaeologists believe the heiau, or temple, was constructed in four stages, beginning as early as the 12th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Off the Grid] Reference

There are seven heiau that go all the way up to Mt. Waialeale.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It is a heiau associated with praying for good surfing conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference

He it was who built the heiau situated on the great plain of Makanau.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands] Reference

A pau ke kapu heiau a ua Makaula nei ma, Kauwiki, i na po o Kane, a me.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai] Reference

We walked in the tide pools, collected a few shells and saw the heiau.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The other heiau, at the north end of the dune, is apparently unfinished.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

Wailua River, and near the race track, is a heiau of irregular construction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

Discover the beauty of tropical rainforests and visit Hawaii's largest heiau.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peter Greenberg] Reference

It lies at the base of a cone crowned with a heiau and a clump of coco palms.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hawaiian Archipelago] Reference

The wall of the City of Refuge is nearly intact, as is that of the large heiau.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

Near the lighthouse are the remnants of a heiau; only a part of its walls can be traced.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

But Mokumanamana has an unusually high concentration of heiau - at least 34 on just 46 acres.    From Wordnik.com.  [ajc.com - News] Reference

Kapoi was thereupon seized, by the King's orders, and led to the heiau of Kupalaha, at Waikiki.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends] Reference

The advent of Paao and his erection of this heiau are so ancient, according to the old men, that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands] Reference

The heiau of Mookini, near Honoipu, Kohala, is pointed out as an instance of their marvellous work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends] Reference

The Menehune were thought to be very creative, they built heiau, fishponds, roads, canoes, and houses.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

These heiau are said to have been built by the gods in the misty past soon after landing on these shores.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula] Reference

A kokoke i na la hanau, i ka malama o Ikuwa, i na la kapu heiau, hoomanao ae la o Malaekahana i ke kauoha a ke Kahuna.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai] Reference

According to Kirk, the lower platform of Hawea heiau was covered with debris and the stone platform was damaged by a bulldozer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference

At the extreme northwest corner of the island of Hawaii is a heiau in excellent preservation, there being but few fallen stones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

On top of the bluff, 350 feet above tide level, is a heiau the west wall of which was removed in making a deep cut for the railway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

S with community members about the heiau and getting approval for a height variance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference

A heiau that Hawaiians believe to have been constructed by no one else than the Menehunes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends] Reference

A hiki i Lamaloloa, a komo aku la i Pahauna ka hoiau, he heiau kahiko kela mai ka po mai, a hiki i keia manawa.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai] Reference

You can walk the grounds of a heiau.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference

Another heiau was destroyed by a tidal wave.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

The heiau is about 200 yards from the ocean.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference

Thus in one night the heiau of Mookini was built.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends] Reference