| The largest were heiau waikaua, or war temples, at which sacrifices occurred. |
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| They'd order lawbreakers put to death in fearsome ritualized killings that took place in a heiau, accompanied by beating drums and chants. |
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| An extinct volcanic crater and tuff cone, Diamond Head was the site of a luakini heiau, an ancient ceremonial structure dedicated to the war god and used by the ancient Hawaiians for worship and human sacrifice. |
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| The kauwa worked for the chiefs and were often used as human sacrifices at the luakini heiau. |
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| We chose to stay in Kea'iwa Heiau State Park, a camping located in the mountains above Pearl Harbor. |
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