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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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