A heiau is a Hawaiian temple, built in a variety of architectural styles depending on its purpose and location, ranging from simple earth terraces to elaborately constructed stone platforms. Different heiau served different ceremonial purposes, including to treat the sick, mark a first fruit or first catch, bring or stop rain, and secure success in distant voyaging, peace or war.
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A heiau is a Hawaiian temple, built in a variety of architectural styles depending on its purpose and location, ranging from simple earth terraces to elaborately constructed stone platforms. Different heiau served different ceremonial purposes, including to treat the sick, mark a first fruit or first catch, bring or stop rain, and secure success in distant voyaging, peace or war.
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A heiau ( HAY-ow, Hawaiian: [hejˈjɐw]) is a Hawaiian temple. Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose and location, they range from simple earth terraces, to elaborately constructed stone platforms. There are heiau to treat the sick (heiau hōʻola), offer first fruits, offer first catch, start rain, stop rain, increase the population, ensure the health of the nation, achi
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A heiau ( HAY-ow, Hawaiian: [hejˈjɐw]) is a Hawaiian temple.
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Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose and location, they range from simple earth terraces, to elaborately constructed stone platforms.
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