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Wahiawa, Hawaii
Photo: 米田賢一, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Kūkaniloko, in Wahiawa, was one of only two sites in the Hawaiian Islands designated for the birth of high-ranking ali'i — used from roughly 900 AD until the mid-1600s. A chief's birth here, witnessed by 48 chiefs and marked by sacred drumming, confirmed the child's royal right to rule. In 1925 it became the first ancient site on O'ahu officially preserved, and it's cared for today by the community groups Friends of Kūkaniloko and Nā Wāhine 'O Kunia alongside Hawai'i State Parks. Local tradition holds that the birthstones themselves resist being moved, always finding their way back to the site.
Sacred birthplace of high-ranking ali'i. The field has been closed to the public indefinitely, though the stones can be seen from the road at Kamehameha Highway and Whitmore Avenue. Tours can be arranged with the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawa.
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