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Puʻuloa Petroglyphs

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Puʻuloa Petroglyphs

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Puʻuloa Petroglyphs

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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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    April 4, 2025

    interesting petroglyphs at a place sacred to the indigenous population

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      June 16, 2022

      Puʻuloa, translated from Hawaiian as "long hill" or "hill of long life", is a place considered sacred to the people of Hawaii, and especially those of Kalapana. Located in the ahupuaʻa (an ancient Hawaiian land division) of Pānau Nui on the southern flank of the Kīlauea volcano, it is the name of the site that encompasses a vast area with an incredible number of images called petroglyphs carved into the hardened lava. The Puʻuloa archaeological site contains more than 23,000 petroglyphs; Motifs with domes or holes (84% of the total), circle motifs, other geometric as well as cryptic designs, human representations known as anthropomorphs, canoe sails, and even feathered cape motifs.

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        September 10, 2023

        Impressive, the old rock drawings. Definitely worth walking the kilometres.

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