Nearby

Hulihe'e Palace is a short walk from many shops and restaurants.

The historic Moku'aikaua Church is across the street.

On O'ahu

If your travels take you to O'ahu, may be suggest a visit to our sister Palace Hanaiakamalama (Queen Emma Summer Palace), located in Nu'uanu Valley, just a few minutes above Honolulu.

Ahu'ena Heiau

The reconstructed Ahu'ena Heiau, site of the Capital of Hawai'i from 1812 -1819, is easily seen from the Palace grounds.

After uniting the Hawaiian Islands, King Kamehameha the Great moved the capital to Kailua-Kona.

He rebuilt the Ahu'ena Heiau as his personal temple to Lono, the god of peace and prosperity. Help for the King and his subjects was invoked by rituals and food offerings. Ahu'ena was not used for human sacrifice.

Kamehameha's compound at Kamakahonu was much larger than today's smaller scale reproductions.

The platform in the foreground is the lele where gifts are left. The white structure in the rear is the 'anu'u or oracle tower. It was the most distinctive feature of the heiau or temples of ruling chiefs.

The restored Ahu'ena Heiau is on the grounds of the King Kamehameha Hotel next to the Kailua pier.