June 27-28, 2009
Check out the annual major cultural festival in a beautiful historic setting, from 9am-3pm on June 27-28, 2009. Storytellers, canoe builders, carvers and weavers will share their skills both days. Hula followed by a traditional Hawaiian food tasting and Hukilau (traditional Hawaiian community fishing event) on Sunday. Call 328-2288 for more information.
Pu’uhonua O’ Honaunau National Park
Pu’uhonua O H’naunau, formerly known as the City of Refuge Park, was set aside as a national historical park by Congress on July 1, 1961. Utilizing many local artists and artisans with authentic and traditional tools, the National Park Service has worked very hard to restore the site to its appearance in the late 1700′s.
The park, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, is of major cultural and historical significance. It is situated on 180 acres, but is easy traversed on foot. A brochure and map for a self-guided tour is available at the Visitors Center.
The park has two major sections, the Palace Grounds and the Pu?uhonua O H?naunau, the Place of Refuge. Separating the two areas of the park is the Great Wall.
Your walk through the park begins at the Palace Grounds, the home of the ruling chief. It is surrounded by a beautiful coconut palm grove overlooking H?naunau Bay. The nearby beach was strictly reserved for the royalty.
You can see samples of canoes carved from koa wood with lashings of coconut fibers. All of their construction was done with the materials native to the land. Along your path you see models of the different types of houses and storage sheds which sat on the palace grounds.
This park is a great place to picnic, swim, meditate and hike!
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