Pu’uhonua

Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park is a culturally and historically significant site located on the West Coast of the Island of Hawai’i. The 182-acre preserve contains a pu’uhonua (place of refuge) that, until the early 19th century, served as a safe haven for defeated warriors, noncombatants, and individuals accused of breaking a kapu (taboo).