From Papahānaumokuākea NOAA website: “The ceremonial sites on Mokumanamana are believed to compose the highest concentration of heiau (shrines) in the Hawaiian archipelago. Fifty-two archaeological sites are found on island, with thirty-three ceremonial heiau – basalt uprights, believed to be celestially oriented, rising from stone alters.’

From Papahānaumokuākea NOAA website: “The ceremonial sites on Mokumanamana are believed to compose the highest concentration of heiau (shrines) in the Hawaiian archipelago. Fifty-two archaeological sites are found on island, with thirty-three ceremonial heiau – basalt uprights, believed to be celestially oriented, rising from stone alters.’