Big Island, Hawaii
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An open-source index of photogrammetry models of native Hawaiian petroglyph sites throughout the Big Island of Hawai'i.
The project's goal is to digitally archive these sites of historical significance, often located in rural locations and exposed to the elements, with culturally respectful and non-invasive methods to increase their online accessibility. Currently, we feature models from Puako and Waikoloa King's Highway public sites.
A collapsed lava tube that served as shelter in the Waikoloa King's Highway site on Hawai'i's Big Island. The carvings surrounding the cave were made between 840 and 1900 AD, most of them predating the 19th century highway trail that stretched 32 miles north to south through molten lava fields.
One cluster of the over 10,000 petroglyphs, or k’i’i pōhaku, that line the Waikoloa King’s Highway site in Hawai’i’s Big Island. These carvings were made between 840 and 1900 AD, most of them predating the 19th century highway trail that stretched 32 miles north to south through molten lava fields. Today the Waikoloa site is one of the more accessible sites to view petroglyphs on the Big Island.
