Definition of "heiau" []

• A temple in traditional Hawaiian society. (noun)

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• "This city of refuge was a "heiau," or heathen temple."
• "We were drinking on the mats by the beach at Waikiki, close to the old heiau "(temple)" that is not far from what is now the Wilders 'beach place."
• "The Hawaiians, who, it seemed, had driven him to destroy himself in expiation for the destruction of their fishing _heiau_ -- who had prayed him to death -- packed their things and slipped away before the police sirens began."