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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.'

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.’

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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.’