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County: Kauai
Site_Name: Puwouwou Heiau
Island: Kauai
Traditional_District: Others
District: Kawaihau
Ahupuaa: Moloaa, Kawaihau
Site_Function: Heiau
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 4-9-09:1
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BM_site_number: 50-Ka-E01-001
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Surveyor: Bennett
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 00JAN1929
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Form_of_Ownership: Private
Owner: Lihue Plantation
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SiteType: Puwouwou Heiau, on top of hill mapped as "Puu Auau". The heiau has been completely removed and the hill planted to pineapples. Some say this was a place of refuge. Latitude: 22-11-09 Longitude: 159-20-09
Bibliography: W.C. Bennett, Arch. of Kauai, 1931, Site 125, p. 131