Kea'iwa Heiau State Recreation Area
Woods surrounding the temple at Kea'iwa Heiau
Kea'iwa Heiau State Recreation Area is the ruins of a temple (Heiau in the Hawaiian language) at the summit of a hill and neighborhood called Aiea Heights in Oahu, Hawaii. The recreation area includes camping facilities and hiking trails. It also offers clear views of Pearl Harbor.
The plaque at Kea'iwa Heiau
A plaque at the site reads,
KEAIWA HEIAU A temple with life giving powers believed to be a center where the hawaiian kahuna [illegible] or herb doctor practiced the art of healing. herbs grown in nearby gardens were compounded and prescribed with prayer
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