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Pu'uhonua o Honaunau  

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  • Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park is a culturally and historically significant site located on the West Coast of the Island of Hawai'i. The 182-acre preserve contains a pu'uhonua (place of refuge) that, until the early 19th century, served as a safe haven for defeated warriors, noncombatants, and individuals accused of breaking a kapu (taboo). [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Pu'Uhonua o Honaunau]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-G3V9QN9J-H

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