Site type guide
Heiau
Heiau sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
3 heiau sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Heiau sacred sites overview
Heiau sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 3 heiau sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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| Traditions |
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Showing 1-3 of 3 sites in this site-type guide
Hikiau Heiau, Hawaii
Captain Cook, Hawaii, United States
On the shore of Kealakekua Bay, massive stones rise in witness to what came before and what persists....
Hikinaakala Heiau, Kauai
Kapaa, Hawaii, United States
At the mouth of the Wailua River on Kauai's eastern shore, the foundation stones of Hikinaakala Heiau mark the exact point where the rising sun first touches the island....
Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau
Pūpūkea / Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, Hawaii, United States
Puʻu o Mahuka is the largest heiau on Oʻahu, a luakini-class temple reserved for the highest political and religious rites of the island's paramount chiefs....
Key questions
Heiau sacred-site questions
- What heiau sacred sites are included?
- Heiau sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 3 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these heiau sites located?
- Major country clusters include United States.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Indigenous.
- Can I view heiau sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.