County: Maui
Site_Name: Heiau at Puhilele in Opuluwai Village. DUPLICATE OF A27-147
Island: Maui
Traditional_District: Hana
District: Hana
Ahupuaa: Kahuai to Kepio
Site_Function: A-Walled enclosure Open terr/platfrm S-Animal encl,pens R-Other site type K-Irrig:pondfld/terr Heiau U-Trails:steppingstn
Complex: Yes
Tax_Map_Key: 1-7-03:
State_Site_Number: 50-50-16-528/147 (DUPLICATE OF Ma-A27-147)
BM_site_number: 50-Ma-A27-019
Project_Number: 090
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Surveyor: Connolly
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 1974
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Form_of_Ownership: Mixed
Owner: Multiple ownership
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SiteType: Heiau at Puhilele in Opuluwai Village; a walled heiau, 80 x 90 feet. Inner court appears sunken; raised platforms along side; several outside terraces. Across top of N wall runs a trail of stepping-stones. Nearby caves probably intended for pigs. See Ma-A27-6. Village complex which includes three heiau.
Bibliography: W.M. Walker, 1931, Arch. of Maui, Site 147, p. 218 and figure 37, p. 218a Sites Index. Card File, Dept. of Anthro., BPBM Statewide Inventory, 1974 Maui Sites, Compiled by E. Sterling See J. Marciel's Plan, 1929, in BPBM
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