County: Kauai
Site_Name: Kaawako Shrine
Island: Kauai
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District: Lihue
Ahupuaa: Wailua, Lihue
Site_Function: G-Shrine
Complex: No
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BM_site_number: 50-Ka-A01-008
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Surveyor: Bennett/Soehren
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 1931 1967
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SiteType: Kaawako Shrine; "a small rectangular structure about 5 x 7 feet and 2 feet high, made of smooth lava slabs. ..on the summit of Waialeale..." Thrum. Traditionally associated with Wailua River sites. Near rain gauge. (Actually on Hanalei- Kawaihau boundry.) SITE NOT LOCATED by Bennett. Latitude: 22-04-30 Longitude: 159-29-58
Bibliography: W. C. Bennett, Arch. of Kauai, 1931, Site 11, p. 152 Lloyd Soehren, December 1967, Field Trip Report, Gray Box Photo: B/W print from G. Arnemann
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