On the map, it looks like you can drive to this site. I would not attempt it without real 4-wheel drive and mud tires. There are auto-eating puddles along the way, one of the many is shown in the photo. Given the well-worn paths around...More

This is a pretty creepy site knowing it is the site of human sacrifices, but also beautiful in a way. The wind really whips up there, but the view is stunning!

The site is just amazing, very eerie!!! and strange, with the history of human sacrifices of tens of thousands people. Read the history of Mo’okini Heiau (from internet) before the trip since there is no info on the site (at all). The history makes this...More

Next to Mookini Heiau is Kamehameha birthsite. This is a remote and deserted area. It is basically a square rock wall with no explanations available. I must say that it is of limited touristic interest unless you have a connection with this place or has...More

Mookini Heiau is one of the most sacred places on the Big Island, where thousands met their death through human sacrifice. It is very isolated and quiet, and reachable only on foot. Others may be skeptics, but I felt spooked out by this place. You...More

I parked my car out on the main road and walked the entire road...past the house and barking dogs onto the path next to coast. I was alone and in flip flops. Might use better shoes, but I made it both ways. It was a...More

Visited in. 2013 and tried to take the nieces to visit but the road was too muddy, even with a 4-wheel drive. We abandoned the treck, pulled over and let them take pictures further down the road. Would have attempted to walk if we had...More