If there has been heavy rain, you may find the road partially flooded and impassible. However, if the road is dry this brief side-trip is well worth the effort. A four-wheel drive is heavily recommended especially if the road is wet.
About two miles from the airport you will come to Mo'okini Heiau. Over 1500 years old, the temple was erected in 480 A.D. and dedicated to Ku, the Hawaiian god of war.
The temple itself is the largest in Hawaii, approximately the size of a football field. It is constructed of stones that are said to have been passed from hand to hand from the Pololu Valley, over 14 miles away. It is said that the temple was completed in one night.
A few hundred yards away you will find Kamehameha Akahi Aina Hanau, the birthplace of Kamehameha the Great, who is said to have been born here in 1858, as Halley's Comet passed overhead.
The entrance to the site is on the south side. You will find a rock that is said to mark the precise place of Kamehameha's birth.
