- In
ancient Hawaii, a
luakini temple, or
luakini heiau, was a
Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and
animal blood sacrifices were offered.[citation...
- and
achieve success in war (
luakini). Only the
luakini was
dedicated through human sacrifice.
There are two
types of
luakini. They were
called the ʻohiʻa...
-
division chiefs, and
whose ceremonies were open to all. The
second type,
luakini, were
large war temples,
where animal and
human sacrifices were made. They...
- went
through a
monthly and
yearly cycle. For 8
months of the year, the
luakini (temple) was
dedicated to Ku-with
strict kapus. Four
periods (kapu ****)...
- god Lono in the 15th century. 200
years later, it was
converted into a
luakini,
where human sacrifices were
dedicated to the god Kū – a
typical progression...
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called hale **** la**** (“Great
Stone Church”), the
Hawaiian Tabernacle (
luakini), the
Mother Church, the Kingʻs Church, the Kingʻs Chapel, and the "Aliʻi...
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temples (
luakini),
which demanded human sacrifice and were
usually in
areas of
greater po****tion and
state sponsorship.
Without a
luakini,
there would...
- wharf–warehouse
complex for the
sugar company in 1906.
Identified as a
heiau luakini (human
sacrifice temple), a
large table-like
stone rests outside the southernmost...
-
Heiau State Monument is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) park
containing two
important luakini heiau on a high
ridge near the
mouth of ʻIao
Stream in Wailuku, Maui. Both...
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being the Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987. In
Ancient Hawaii, a
luakini temple, or
luakini heiau, was a
Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal...
