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County: Honolulu
Site_Name: Kaneana Cave.
Island: Oahu
Traditional_District: Waianae
District: Waianae
Ahupuaa: Ohikilolo, Waianae
Site_Function: R-Other site type D-Rockshel/lavatube
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 8-3-01:
State_Site_Number: 50-80-03-177
BM_site_number: 50-Oa-C05-002
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Surveyor: McAllister
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 1930
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SiteType: Kaneana Cave; in the ridge which divides Ohikilolo and Makua valleys. Greatest distance in from entrance is not more than a few hundred feet. Was dwelling place of a shark goddess who held sway from Kaena Point to Kepuhi Point. Latitude: 21-31-22 Longitude: 158-13-50
Bibliography: J.G. McAllister, Arch. of Oahu, 1933, site 177, p. 123. Sterling/Summers, 1962, BPBM Press, Sites of Oahu, pp. 81, 82