City of Refuge
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau
A few times in my photographic history, I've come to very photogenic
locations
and not wanted to take photos. The most spectacular example is
San
Francisco - I took two photographs the whole day. The City of
Refuge
was similar for me - cool site, difficult light.
The city of refuge is an ancient site - it was built around
1550.
Because of the tropical environment, any wood structures have to be
replaced
periodically. Close to the entrance gate is the royal grounds.
After exploring the royal village we came out to see the royal canoe
landing
- a cove cut to land visiting parties.
A few places around the site have Ik'i - wood people. These
would
be totem poles in BC. In the A frame building above, a Hawaiian
carver
was working on a new pole to replace an aging pole near the temple.
The last site that amazed me was 'Ale'ale'a - a platform that huts
were
probably place on. This large foundation is square, and very well
built
- I have no idea how to fit stones that precisely.
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