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LUAKINI
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Guide with permission from the publisher. Copyright
1998, Honolulu Publishing
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Luakini refers to
a heiau, or temple, where ruling chiefs prayed and
human sacrifices were offered. Luakini Street was
named during the funeral procession of the beloved
Princess Harriet Nahienaena. A path was made through
the breadfruit trees for her body to pass. The grieving
Hawaiians named the path "Luakini," comparing
her death to a sacrifice to the ancient gods.
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