File:Building the Heiau Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Kawaihae, Hawaii.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(2,816 × 2,112 pixels, file size: 2.13 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Description

These historic signs are really interesting. Pu'ukohola Heiau is a place of destiny. It is here that Keoua Ku'ahu'ula offered himself to his fate and where Kamehameha rose to power, and ultimately, immortality. Today, this National Historic Site stands in memory to Kamehameha I--a ruler regarded as the most celebrated Hawaiian who ever lived.

The kahuna (priest) Kapoukahi told Kamehameha that he would conquer all the islands of Hawai'i if he built the temple at Pu'ukohola and dedicated it to the war god Kuku'ilimoku. He also prophesied that war would end on Hawai'i when a sacrifice was made there. Kamehameha built the heiau, then invited his rival, Keoua Ku'ahu'ula, to Pu'ukohola. Keoua knew that if he accepted the invitation he would be killed so the heiau could be consecrated with the sacrifice of his body. Strong belief in spirituality and fate led to their meeting a Pu'ukohala. Keoua was slain and sacrificed, fulfilling the prophecy and paving the way for Kamehameha I to consolidate the islands.
Date
Source Flickr: Building the Heiau: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Kawaihae, Hawaii
Author Ken Lund
Permission
(Reusing this file)
This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 29 December 2011, 05:50 by KAVEBEAR. On that date, it was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the license indicated.
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current05:51, 29 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 05:51, 29 December 20112,816 × 2,112 (2.13 MB)Flickr upload bot (talk | contribs)Uploaded from http://flickr.com/photo/75683070@N00/4527971928 using Flickr upload bot

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Building_the_Heiau_Pu%27ukohola_Heiau_National_Historic_Site,_Kawaihae,_Hawaii.jpg&oldid=837024577"