Hawaii is a highly spiritual country. It is quite obvious that spirituality is a huge part of the culture so it should come as no surprise to notice the numerous sacred spots that can be visited. We spent some time looking at many so that we can recommend those that you may want to visit, no matter the reason behind the visit.

Puu Loa Petroglyphs

This sacred spot in Hawaii is located 16 miles away from Kilauea rim, on the Big Island, in its southeastern coast. The site is right within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, offering etchings that are 23,000 centuries old.

The petroglyphs that can be found here are incredible and very accurate. They have been documented by many and this sacred spot brings in various tourists from all around the world. Symbols and much more can be seen here.

Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park

The Hawaiian society was stratified into various classes of commoners, skilled laborers, priests and chiefs, all operating under kapu, a laws system. Breaking kapu punishments was death in the past, unless criminals managed to fled towards puuhonuas.

A puuhonua that is really well-preserved on the Hawaii west coast is exactly this one, located in the Honaunau National Historical Park. We are talking about a 300 feet long structure, a stone wall. This place was located around 1,000 years ago and it operated until the 1700s. It is hard to figure out how many lawbreakers actually lived there because of lack of records. Offenses of prisoners range from some that are really small like catching fish while out of the season to murder. Prisoners basically met with the priests, kahuna, and arrangements were made so that wrongs would be erased.

Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site

This Puukohola appeared because of the fact that a prophet, Kapoukahi, offered advice for Kamehameha the Great and said that the structure should be met in order to gain the same power that gods have. Obviously, this did not work but it did bring in a sacred spot in Hawaii that you will love to visit.

There were thousands of people that worked on this temple and that managed to create something that is simply stunning. The structure is huge and is still standing today, hundreds of years after it was built.

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