Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau: The Place of Refuge on the Big Island

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau: The Place of Refuge on the Big Island

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau: The Place of Refuge on the Big IslandJamie Stahler
Published on: 09/04/2026

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau is one of the Big Island’s most meaningful historic sites, known as a sacred Hawaiian place of refuge.

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