County: Maui
Site_Name: Piilani Heiau
Island: Maui
Traditional_District: Others
District: Makawao
Ahupuaa: Halehaku, Makawao
Site_Function: Heiau A-Walled enclosure
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 2-8-07:3
State_Site_Number: 50-50-06-067
BM_site_number: 50-Ma-B32-003
Project_Number: 090
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Surveyor: Connolly
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 1974
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Form_of_Ownership: Private
Owner: East Maui Irrigation Co., Ltd.
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SiteType: Piilani Heiau; a massive structure of beach rocks terraced on the front to a height of 10 feet; extends parallel to shore for 150 feet. Greatest width is 60 feet. Terrace 2 feet high forms the back against hill; no coral found. Numerous enclosures at base of hill indicate a good-sized village site.
Bibliography: Ms 75975, W.M. Walker, 1931, Arch. of Maui, Site 67, p. 157 9025, Sites Index. Card File, Dept. of Anthro. BPBM Maui Sites, Compiled by E.P. Sterling, Photo. Statewide Inventory, 1974
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