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County: Hawaii
Site_Name: Mamala Heiau
Island: Hawaii
Traditional_District: Hilo
District: Hilo
Ahupuaa: Haakoa, Waipunalei, N. Hilo
Site_Function: A-Walled enclosure Open terr/platfrm Heiau S-Animal encl,pens
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 3-6-04:
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BM_site_number: 50-Ha-H02-001
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Surveyor: Thrum/Stokes
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 00NOV1961
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SiteType: Mamala Heiau. On a bluff above Laupahoehoe village, a walled heiau which was later used as a slaughtering pen. The remains of a platform in the N corner. Walls at present average 4.5' in height.
Bibliography: Thrum, 1908, p. 41; Stokes, Heiaus Hawaii, p. 579 B/W photos: 3377C