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County: Maui
Site_Name: Kauhihale Complex
Island: Maui
Traditional_District: Others
District: Makawao
Ahupuaa: Puuomaile, Makawao
Site_Function: Heiau I-Burial A-Walled enclosure Open terr/platfrm C-C & L shape sheltr
Complex: Yes
Tax_Map_Key: 2-9-14:1
State_Site_Number: 50-50-06-1493
BM_site_number: 50-Ma-B35-004
Project_Number: 090
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Surveyor: Hommon
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 1974
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Form_of_Ownership: State
Owner: State of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii
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SiteType: Kauhihale Complex; walled enclosure showing two or three terraces on sides. Also of L-shaped type, measuring 200 feet long, and 137 feet at widest part. NE corner is triple terraced 10 feet high. Enclosure, 38 x 22 feet, occupies NW corner. Construction is of rough basalt. Statewide inventory lists "notched" heiau, small enclosure, and 6 grave monuments. Latitude: 20-53-34 Longitude: 156-12-59
Bibliography: Ms 75975, W.M. Walker, 1931, Arch. of Maui, Site 77, p. 165, and plan 15, p. 165a 9025, Sites Index. Card File, Dept. of Anthro. BPBM Statewide Inventory, 1974 Maui Sites, Compiled by E.P. Sterling, Site #11 Photos: B/W, SMa(a) 61 - 11a, 13a