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Ahu'ena Heiau, in Kamakahonu National Historic Landmark. Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA.

A 1970s model of Ahu'ena Heiau stands in Kamakahonu National Historic Landmark, in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. The site of Kamakahonu ("eye of the turtle") is important as not only the last residence of Kamehameha I, who united all of the Hawaiian Islands, but also as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and where the Hawaiian system of kapu was ended (with the 1819 Ai Noa feast) and where the first Christian missionaries landed on the islands (in 1820). With Kamakahonu's original buildings gone, the Landmark is now part of King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, built in 1975. Ahu'ena Heiau, the Hawaiian religious temple that served Kamehameha the Great from 1812-1819, was rebuilt in the 1970s as the 2/3 scale model replica seen today (where no entry is allowed, out of respect). Hawaii's state flag (1959-present) had also previously been used by the 1810 kingdom, 1893 protectorate, 1894 republic, and 1898 territory of Hawaii. Protected by Kailua Pier in Kailua Bay, snorkeling from Kamakahonu Beach is good around Ahu'ena Heiau if you avoid boat routes.

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2017 Jan 16-Feb 6: Hawaii: Oahu, Kauai, Big Island, Hawaii: Big Island
A 1970s model of Ahu'ena Heiau stands in Kamakahonu National Historic Landmark, in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. The site of Kamakahonu ("eye of the turtle") is important as not only the last residence of Kamehameha I, who united all of the Hawaiian Islands, but also as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and where the Hawaiian system of kapu was ended (with the 1819 Ai Noa feast) and where the first Christian missionaries landed on the islands (in 1820). With Kamakahonu's original buildings gone, the Landmark is now part of King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, built in 1975. Ahu'ena Heiau, the Hawaiian religious temple that served Kamehameha the Great from 1812-1819, was rebuilt in the 1970s as the 2/3 scale model replica seen today (where no entry is allowed, out of respect). Hawaii's state flag (1959-present) had also previously been used by the 1810 kingdom, 1893 protectorate, 1894 republic, and 1898 territory of Hawaii. Protected by Kailua Pier in Kailua Bay, snorkeling from Kamakahonu Beach is good around Ahu'ena Heiau if you avoid boat routes.
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