Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 2, 1 February 1988 — Pahukini Rededication Scheduled for Feb. 27 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pahukini Rededication Scheduled for Feb. 27

The public is invited to a rededication ceremony for Pahukini Heiau in Kailua on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The ceremony is organized by the Pahukini Heiau Restoration Project and co-sponsored by Ameron HC&D, owners of the Kapaa Quarry, and the Kailua Women's Business and Professional Club. The program will feature original oli and mele dedicated to Pahukini and a pahu drum-making demonstration. Pahukini Heiau, located at the Kapaa landfill (Kailua dump), was the subject of a community eleanup effort in 1987 and is being restored by a group of community volunteers working with archaeologists. Pahukini is reputed to be one of five heiau built by the high chief Olopana at the beginning of the 12th century, and its name refers to a multitude of temple drums associated with the site.