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This stone lies at the north face of the 'Alealea platform. This stone is quite large and probably had a very specific purpose, but we don't yet know what that was. There is a legend that the stone was carried to its place by a gigantic chief to be used as a lounge. The stone fits into a space between six ancient holes dug to stand posts in. These posts could easily have held up a canopy of coconut fronds to shade the stone where a chief could make a comfortable resting place. Later stories say that the stone was the favorite resting place of Chief Keoua, the father of Kamehameha. It is for this story that the stone was named.
The Keoua Stone
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