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All but 53 of the more than 900 moai known to date were carved from tuff (a compressed volcanic ash) from Rano Raraku, where 394 moai in varying states of completion are still visible today. There are also 13 moai carved from basalt , 22 from trachyte and 17 from fragile red scoria . [ 17 ]
The seven moai statues are located with absolute astronomical precision. Thus, the sacred observatory and sanctuary with all the seven moai look exactly towards the point where the sun sets during the equinox and which also aligns with the Moon. Each one is of 16 feet (4.9 m) height and weighs about 18 tons, [7] and its length is 70 metres (230 ...
The connection between Maui and Kahoʻolawe was permanently broken between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. Maui, Lāna‘i, and Molokaʻi were connected intermittently thereafter, most recently about 18,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. [3]
They also built the island's and Hawaii's largest temple enclosure. Today it is called Piʻilanihale , built on an older temple site from about 1294. It is about 40 feet (12 m) high and 300 feet (91 m) long.
Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called ahu around the island's perimeter. Pages in category "Moai" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Moai on squarish "pedestals" looking inland, the ramp with the poro before them. Pukao or Hau Hiti Rau on the moai heads (platforms built after 1300). When a ceremony took place, "eyes" were placed on the statues. The whites of the eyes were made of coral, the iris was made of obsidian or red scoria. Ahu evolved from the traditional Polynesian ...
Hawaii County hasn’t finished buying out Leilani and Kapoho property owners after the 2018 lava flow, and here comes another potential disaster. Skip to main content. Need help? Call us! 800-290 ...
Maui (center right, with Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe to its left) as seen from the International Space Station [2]. Maui (/ ˈ m aʊ i / ⓘ; Hawaiian: ) [3] is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km 2).