County: Kauai
Site_Name: Holoholoku Heiau, and sacred coconut grove. NOTE: Soehren calls this "Kalaeokamanu Heiau"; Holoholoku is name of locality; more commonly used heiau name.
Island: Kauai
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District: Lihue
Ahupuaa: Wailua, Lihue
Site_Function: Heiau R-Other site type
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BM_site_number: 50-Ka-A01-002
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Surveyor: Bennett/Soehren
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 1930 1967
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Form_of_Ownership: State
Owner: State of Hawaii
Owner_Address: Honolulu, Hawaii
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SiteType: Holoholoku Heiau, and sacred coconut grove. The grove is the birthplace of kings, and the residence of royalty for many years. The heiau was located inland from this grove, on the N bank of the Wailua River. (Actually, grove was planted as an experiment in 1896.) (Also see Ka A1-5). Latitude: 22-03-07 Longitude: 159-20-31
Bibliography: Wendell C. Bennett, Arch. of Kauai, 1931, Site 106, p. 127 Lloyd Soehren, December 1967, Field Trip Report, Gray Box See booklet, "Kalaeokamanu Heiau" in Gray Box.
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