Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau

PUPUKEA. Once Oahu's largest religious site, Puu o Mahuka is now a national historic landmark. Covering several acres, the site overlooks Waimea Bay and was likely the locale for sacrificial ceremonies. Some historians have even speculated that three of Captain George Vancouver's men were sacrificed here when the "Daedalus" landed in the late 18th century. These days, the configuration of rocks still has a quiet, reverential air, and islanders come yet to leave gifts of fruit at the altar.