Through the ages

A view of Pu'u Kohola Heiau and Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii

In the background, Mauna Kea is around one million years old.

In the middle, Pu’ukohola Heiau dates back to 1790, when King Kamehameha built it to fulfill a prophecy that an ongoing war would end and he would rule all the Hawaiian islands.

And in the foreground is a container that is clearly young!

8 thoughts on “Through the ages”

    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      The heiau was a temple rather than a military fort. It was built to fulfill a prophecy that would allow Kamehameha to unite all the Hawaiian islands. It’s been pretty fully reconstructed, but can only be accessed by native Hawaiians for their cultural practices.

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