Puakō Petroglyph Park

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Notes from visits

• You can find a large number of about 1,200 petroglyphs in the public section of the Puakō Petroglyph preserve. The whole preserve hosts over 3,000 designs, including paddlers, sails, marchers, dancers, and family groups, as well as dog, chicken, turtle, and deity symbols.
  
  

  The Puakō petroglyph preserve is one of the two petroglyph fields north of Kailua-Kona, in the South Kohala district. You can find the Waikoloa Petroglyph field relatively close-by, and the Pu’u Loa Petroglyph field inside the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
  
  

  Directions to the Puakō Petroglyphs:
  
  

  The 1 1/2-mile “Malama Trail” starts north of Mauna Lani Resort. Take Highway 19 to the Mauna Lani resort turnoff and drive toward the coast on North Kaniku Drive, which ends at a parking lot. The trail head is marked by a sign and interpretive kiosk.
  
  

  Go in the early morning or late afternoon, when the temperature is cooler. Make sure to wear sun screen and bring water. There is no shade and it’s usually hot out on the lava.
  
  
  -- https://www.lovebigisland.com/puako-petroglyph-field/

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