County: Hawaii
Site_Name: ?
Island: Hawaii
Traditional_District: Kohala
District: S.Kohala
Ahupuaa: Kalahuipuaa, S. Kohala.
Site_Function: D-Rockshel/lavatube Open terr/platfrm R-Other site type T-Petroglyph/papamu Y-Abrader manuf area Open terr/platfrm
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 6-9-01:
State_Site_Number: ?
BM_site_number: 50-Ha-E01-343
Project_Number: 083 109 133
Entered_By:
Entry_Date:
Updated_By: CG
Updated_Date: 2009-10-16 00:00:00
National_State_Park_Site_Number:
Misc_Site_Number:
Map_ID_Number: 34 maps I-17; 17maps I-20; 3 maps Konia 2
Photo_ID_Number: Ha(a)170-178; Ha(a)213-233
Slide_ID_Number:
Surveyor: Kirch
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 05SEP1973
Excavation: 4000 acres
Form_of_Ownership: Private
Owner: Maunaloa Land, Inc./Belt Collinst Associates
Owner_Address: ?
Field_Notes: 4 fieldnote VI-83
Bag_Notes:
Dating: Hydration
History: TL 1973.93
Status:
SiteType: Shelter cave. Site consists of lava tube collapsed in two places, forming several entrances. Inside are five rough, circular alignments that surround midden deposits. Behind them are rough walls, cleared areas, and shallow pits. Skykight 10m within cave. In area of second entrance are at least six rough platforms. On surface above entrances are petroglyphs, abrader manufacturing depressions, and midden deposits. EXCAVATION. ARTIFACTS. DATING, HHD 301-304.
Bibliography: P. Kirch, BM Ms 090573, p. 28 P. Kirch, 1979, Arch. Investigations at Kalahuipua'a, Hawaii, PAR 29, BPBM
ARTIFACTS