Mo'okini Heiau, a luakini heiau, or human sacrifice temple. The Big Island, Hawai.

Mo'okini Heiau, a luakini heiau, or human sacrifice temple. The Big Island, Hawai.

George H.H. Huey / Alamy Stock Photo

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0860-1003C ~ Copyright: George H.H. Huey ~ Mo'okini Heiau [37 feet by 267 feet], a luakini heiau, or human sacrifice temple, at sunset, with the Alenuihaha Channel in distance. Oral tradition dates this heiau to 480 A.D. North Kohala district, the Big Island, Hawaii.