County: Kauai
Site_Name: Poliahu Heiau.
Island: Kauai
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District: Lihue
Ahupuaa: Wailua, Lihue
Site_Function: Heiau A-Walled enclosure Open terr/platfrm F-Uprt stne/nat.feat
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 4-1-03:
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BM_site_number: 50-Ka-A01-003
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Surveyor: Bennett/Soehren
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 1928 1967
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Form_of_Ownership: State
Owner: State of Hawaii
Owner_Address: Honolulu, Hawaii
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SiteType: Poliahu Heiau, on the pali between Opaikaa and Wailua Rivers, just to the seaward side of Opaikaa Falls. A paved, walled enclosure; rough measurements are 242 feet long and 165 feet wide. At rear of S terrace is a large upright stone. In NE corner, and in center of heiau, are what appear to be house markings. "A1-3a - Bellstone"; photo by R.Gay in gray box. Latitude: 22-02-58 Longitude: 159-21-29
Bibliography: Wendell C. Bennett, Arch. of Kauai, 1931, Site 107, p. 127, Fig. 39 on p. 126 Lloyd Soehren, December 1967, Field Trip Report, Gray Box
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