ahu

[ah-hoo]

noun

1. a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ahu¹

From Hawaiian

Example Sentences

One success story of loko i'a restoration is the He'eia Fishpond, located in Windward O'ahu and stewarded by Native Hawaiian nonprofit, Paepae o He'eia.

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The US star, aka The Rock, revealed the project in a video filmed on a beach on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, alongside his daughters.

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Their daughter, Abigail Wahiika‘ahu‘ula Campbell, married Prince David Kawananakoa, who was named an heir to the throne.

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The ahu were built near the sea.

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When Chile leased the island, the foreigners who took over stripped all Rapanui tribes of their property, though several ahu and moai can still be seen on land they used to control.

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