Kea'iwa Heiau State Recreation Area

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Keaʻiwa Heiau State Recreation Area is the ruins of a temple (Heiau in the Hawaiian language) at the summit of a hill and neighborhood called ʻAiea Heights on Oahu, Hawaii. The recreation area includes camping facilities and hiking trails. It also offers clear views of Pearl Harbor.

The plaque at Keaʻiwa Heiau

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

Kahuna Lapaau

[edit] See also

• Oahu
• Aiea, Hawaii
• List of Hawaii state parks
• Kahuna