National Register of Historic Places
Loaloa Heiau
Loaloa Heiau is a historic place in Kaupo, Maui County, Hawaii, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000301.
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Loaloa Heiau
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About this place
What is Loaloa Heiau?
Loʻaloʻa Heiau is located in Kaupo on Maui. It is one of the few remaining intact examples of a large luakini heiau. Once the center of an important cultural complex, oral tradition attributes the construction of the temple at about 1730 AD to Kekaulike, King of Maui, who lived at Kaupo and died in 1736. Its site number is HASS-50-MA-A28-1. It was excavated in 1931. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962.
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Listing details
- Name
- Loaloa Heiau
- City
- Kaupo
- County
- Maui County
- State
- Hawaii
- Listed on the National Register
- October 15, 1966
- NRIS reference number
- 66000301
- Resource type
- site
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 20.64014, -156.12182
When was Loaloa Heiau listed on the National Register?
Loaloa Heiau was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Where is Loaloa Heiau located?
Loaloa Heiau is located in Kaupo, Maui County, Hawaii at approximately 20.64014, -156.12182. See the map above.
Is Loaloa Heiau a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Loaloa Heiau is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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