Binary — An Archacoloi^ical Suri'cy of Halcakala 



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Nane, Halalii, and Hanakahi and to collect archaeological speci- 

 mens. Of the loi slingstones picked up in the Crater, none were 

 artificially shaped. They may have been used by natives in hunt- 

 ing flocks of plover. We excavated and then restored 5 platforms, 

 10 terraces, and 3 alms. 



The construction of the terraces and platforms was deter- 

 mined and some evidence obtained regarding their age and pur- 

 pose. A satisfactory explanation of these structures must await 

 a comparative study of Hawaiian stone structures elsewhere. 



The small terrace (fig. 3, D ) under the northeast dike in the 

 Halalii Crater appears to have been constructed to conceal the 

 human remains found there, but it is unlikely that all the structures 

 in Halalii were built for this purpose. Some of them, in particular 

 the skilfully made top terrace in the series of five, may antedate 

 all burials. 



During the course of the work I gained the impression that 

 the facts are opposed to the view that the terraces and platforms 

 are either house foundations, fortifications, places for hiding things, 

 or burial sites. The only feature which these mysterious structures 

 seem to have in common is a square or rectangular paved flat 

 surface, from i to 6 feet above the ground, from 3 to 20 feet wide, 

 and from 4 to 40 feet long. The terrace may have served a dif- 

 ferent purpose from the platforms, but if a flat surface was the 

 result desired, they may have been usetl for a single purpose as 

 altars upon which sacrifices were laid. An altar would naturally 

 assume the shape of a platform when erected on level ground, 

 and of a terrace when erected upon a slope. If these platforms 

 are altars and peculiar to the Haleakala region, they would repre- 

 sent allars to a special or local deity, perhaps to Lilinoe, Goddess 

 of Haleakala. 



Note by Thomas G. Thrum 



The various ruins described by Mr. Emory are probably 

 associated with the contentions of the ancient kings of West Maui 

 for the coveted districts of Kaupo, Kipahulu, and Hana with its 

 strategic point, Kauiki. That the route through the crater by way 

 of Kaupo Gap was the established course, is evidenced by the stone- 



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