Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park – Hawaii

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau

Honaunau, HI

Imagine you had just broken the sacred laws, the kapu, and the only punishment was death. Your only chance of survival is to elude your pursuers and reach the Pu’uhonua, a place of refuge. The Pu’uhonua protected the kapu breaker, defeated warriors, as well as civilians during the time of battle. No physical harm could come to those who reached the boundaries of the Pu’uhonua.