Thursday, April 29, 2010
"Halo" ( gate keeper, City of Refuge, Hawaii )
PU 'UHONUA O HONAUNAU NATIONAL STATE PARK. IT'S LOCATED ON THE WEST COAST OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. IN ANCIENT TIMES, ONE WHO BROKE THE KAPU'S ( ANCIENT LAWS ) COULD SEEK REFUGE FROM CERTAIN DEATH INSIDE THE WALLS OF THE PU'UHONUA. ONCE ABSOLVED BY A KAHUNA ( PRIEST ) THE OFFENDER WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SAFELY LEAVE. DURING TIMES OF BATTLE, DEFEATED WARRIORS COULD ALSO SEEK REFUGE. "HALO" IS ONE OF THE GATE KEEPER TIKI'S .
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