Luakini

Hāpaialiʻi and Keʻeku Heiau (above, left) on Kahaluʻu Bay source ↗

In ancient Hawaii, a luakini temple, or luakini heiau, was a Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.

In Hawaiian tradition, luakini heiaus were first established by Paʻao, a legendary priest credited with establishing many of the rites and symbols typical of the stratified high chieftainships of the immediate pre-European-contact period.¹

List of currently known or reputed luakini heiaus:

Kauai

Wailua Complex of Heiaus

Oʻahu:

Puʻu O Mahuka, "Hill of Escape"²

Maui:

Loaloa Heiau

Big Island of Hawaiʻi:

Puʻukohola National Historic Site³
Moʻokini, birthplace of Kamehameha I⁴
Aha'ula¹ (now engulfed by lava)
Keʻeku Heiau on Kahaluʻu Bay⁵

References

"Pa'ao From Thrum, Emerson, and Kamakau". Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
Fournier, Rasa (27 July 2016). "Hiking Puu O Mahuka Heiau". Hawaii.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
"Chapter VII: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
Van James, Ancient Sites of Hawaiʻi, 1995, Mutual Publishing, ISBN 978-1-56647-200-5, page 143
"Hoʻihoʻi Kulana Wahi pana - Restoring Sacred Places" (PDF). Kamehameha Investment Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-28.

[Hokulea-1] "Pa'ao From Thrum, Emerson, and Kamakau". Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[Hawaii_Rasa-2] Fournier, Rasa (27 July 2016). "Hiking Puu O Mahuka Heiau". Hawaii.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[Pu'ukohola-3] "Chapter VII: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[van-4] Van James, Ancient Sites of Hawaiʻi, 1995, Mutual Publishing, ISBN 978-1-56647-200-5, page 143

[5] "Hoʻihoʻi Kulana Wahi pana - Restoring Sacred Places" (PDF). Kamehameha Investment Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-28.

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