Iliiliopae Heiau in Molokai, Hawaii, United States

5niambh 5:00 PM Aug 25, 2018

Easy walk, see pics for gate location!
Location is between mile marker 15 and 16. Coming from town, gate will be on left side, about 1/4 mike from the only grocery store in area. Coming from town, If you pass the grocery store, you have gone too far. The gate is right after bridge and literally next to the bridge. Follow trail (marked), when you get to the house, the final turn is marked and to your left (of house). See pics. Very easy walk even for young kids, you do have to cross a stream, which you should be able to do without getting wet but if flooding do not cross.

5mckParker_Co 5:00 PM Feb 19, 2014

Short Easy Hike to 'Indiana Jones Temple of Doom'
We love Moloka'i, and everytime we go there, we try to find something new that we haven't done. On the east, jungly side of the island, just before one reaches Mana'e Goodz n' Grindz(the convenience store) coming from Kaunakakai, on the left hand side, just before a short bridge, is the entrance. It's a fenced dirt road with a little sign that says Heiau. Watch for it careful or you'll miss it. If you reach the store, you've gone too far- you can ask the lady in the store for directions, too. Simply, go around the fence and take the short hike through a beautiful raniforest. When you reach a house on the right, turn immediately to the left. There's a sign there pointing out the temple- which you can somewhat make out through the trees. The day we were there, with our adventuresome 7 & 10 year olds, the river bed was dry, and we met no mosquitoes- much to the joy of our eldest. It is possible that you may have to cross a wet stream. Avoid if it's flooding. The Heiau is a tall and long pile of rocks, and you can follow the trail around to get a view above it or on it. By history, this was a school of sorcery and human sacrifice- of men only; moreover, it could be seen, in it's heyday, from the sea. The brochure from Alamo car rental said to get permission for going her from Moloka'i Accupunture and Massage- which we did- but it wasn't necessary. They were very nice(looks like a very serene and nice facility in Kaunakakai- we'll try them out next time), and they just asked that we keep the noise down when we hike by the home out there. Fun easy hike- kids loved it, and then we stopped at the store for refreshments, and off to 20 Mile Beach for snorkelling. For the Heiau, we parked on the side of the road just before the bridge.