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Puu Loa
Petroglyphs
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a thumbnail to
see a larger version of the photo |
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OVERVIEW |
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Pu`uloa,
translated as the “long hill”i or
“Hill-(of)-long-(life)”ii from Hawaiian, is
a place considered sacred to the people of
Hawai`i, and those of Kalapana in
particular.
Located in the ahupua`a (an ancient Hawaiian
land division) of Panau Nui on the southern
flank of Kilauea volcano, Pu`uloa is the
name of the site which contains a vast area
covered with incredible numbers of pecked
images in the harden lava, images known as
petroglyphs. The archaeological site of
Pu`uloa contains over 23,000 petroglyph
images; motifs containing cupules or holes
(84% of the total) , motifs of circles,
other geometric as well as cryptic designs,
human representations known as
anthropomorphs, canoe sails, and even
feathered cape motifs.
In geologic terms, the center of Pu`uloa
consists of a volcanic pressure dome with
outlying areas of ancient, relatively level
fields of pahoehoe lava bedrock (pahoehoe,
being one of the two types of lava found in
Hawai`i, a rather smooth surfaced
substrate), dated geologically between AD
1200-1450. |
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DIRECTIONS |
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The
petroglyphs are in Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park. Pu`uloa is made accessible with a
parking area pullout and an emergency call
box along Chain of Craters Road at Milepost
16.5. From the pullout parking area it is a
0.7-mile walk over a gently undulating
pahoehoe lava bedrock trail to reach the
boardwalk at Pu`uloa. |
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WEBSITE |
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http://www.nps.gov/havo/historyculture/puuloa.htm |
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