Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park
- Also Known As: City of Refuge National Historical Park also Honaunau Historic District
- Address: Keala O Keawe Rd (HI 160)
- Vicinity: W of Mamalahoa Hwy (HI 11), 20 mi S of Kailua-Kona
A Furious Journey of Life or Death was Determined by the Gods
Imagine you had just broken the sacred laws, the kapu, and the only punishment was death. Your only chance of survival is to elude your pursuers and reach the Pu'uhonua, a place of refuge. The Pu'uhonua protected the kapu breaker, defeated warriors, as well as civilians during the time of battle. No harm could come to those who reached the boundaries of the place of refuge. - NPS