After the storm

 

I'm back to the Land of Aloha. I haven't taken any new photos so I'm digging into the last Hawaii trip for some I haven't posted yet. This was taken at the Piilanihale Heiau near Hana on Maui. It had been raining most of the day and the weather cleared long enough for us to get out and walk around a little on the grounds of the Heiau. (pronounced hey-ow)

 

From the web:

Pi'ilanihale Heiau is quite an impressive sight. It is the largest heiau in all of Hawaii, encompassing almost 3 acres, which equals the size of two football fields. Standing next to it, it is impossible not to feel dwarfed by it. Its stone platform measures more than 415 feet (126 m) in length and 340 feet (103 m) in width and dates back to the late 13th century.

The heiau was built out of precisely fitted lava rock and is unique in that it features a construction that can't be observed at any other heiau in Hawaii. Its northern wall is 50 feet (15 m) high with five steep, terraced steps. The lush surroundings, including tropical flowers, coconut palms and breadfruit trees, add to the mystic atmosphere of old Hawaii.

The heiau is located on a bluff in East Maui, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Hana, and has been incorporated into the Kahanu Garden, which is part of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens.
The name Pi'ilanihale means “house of Pi'ilani” in the Hawaiian language. The exact history of the heiau is shrouded in mystery. It may have been built by one of the Hana chiefs during the time when Maui was divided, with two ruling chiefs, one in Hana and the other in the rest of Maui. The heiau was rededicated by chief Pi'ilani in the 16th century when he united all of Maui.

Unfortunately once the sun came out I had to look directly into it to get a shot of the heiau so the shot wasn't what I expected it to be.

 

 

These both had a graduated neutral density filter used on the top half of the photo to block out some of the super bright sun light.