Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park - The City of Refuge

Petroglyph Carved in Lava Rock

Petroglyphs - Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park

Photo by John Fischer, licensed to About.com

Before you leave Puʻuhonua and re-enter the Palace Grounds, you pass a sole petroglyph carved into the lava rock. Who carved this man with his arms open? Was he a kapu breaker or one of the servants of the priests? We will never know.

• The Palace Grounds
• Stone Carvings in The Palace Grounds
• The Great Wall
• Hale o Keawe Heiau
• Mark Twain Writes About the City of Refuge
• Petroglyph Carved in Lava Rock
• Royal Fishponds