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 a 4.8 mile trail. 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 lapaau 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