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Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
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- Designation
- National Historical Park
- State
- HI
- Park address
- Hōnaunau, HI
- Entrance fee
- Private vehicle: $20.00; Motorcycle: $15.00; Per person: $10.00; Park annual pass: $35.00NPS data as of 2026-08-25
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Nearby ParkQwest Places
- Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Approximately 20 miles away (straight line)
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- Haleakalā National ParkNational Park · Approximately 91 miles away (straight line)
- Kalaupapa National Historical ParkNational Historical Park · Approximately 139 miles away (straight line)
- Pearl Harbor National MemorialNational Memorial · Approximately 189 miles away (straight line)
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Notes
Designation Date: 07/26/1955
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 Puʻuhonua, a place of refuge. The Puʻuhonua protected the kapu breaker, defeated warriors, as well as civilians during the time of battle. No physical harm could come to those who reached the boundaries of the Puʻuhonua.
