In ancient Hawaii, a luakini temple, or luakini heiau, was a Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.[citation needed]
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.[1]
List of currently known or reputed luakini heiaus:
- Puʻu O Mahuka, "Hill of Escape"[2]
Maui:
- Puʻukohola National Historic Site[3]
- Moʻokini, birthplace of Kamehameha I[4]
- Aha'ula[1] (now engulfed by lava)
- Keʻeku Heiau on Kahaluʻu Bay[5]
- ^ a b "Pa'ao From Thrum, Emerson, and Kamakau". Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Fournier, Rasa (27 July 2016). "Hiking Puu O Mahuka Heiau". Hawaii.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Chapter VII: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Van James, Ancient Sites of Hawaiʻi, 1995, Mutual Publishing, ISBN 978-1-56647-200-5, page 143
- ^ "Hoʻihoʻi Kulana Wahi pana - Restoring Sacred Places" (PDF). Kamehameha Investment Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-28.