The Hawaiians developed a sport called holua. The word holua means slide. This sport was played only by royalty according to Hawaiian tradition. To make a holua track, the ground was paved with stones and grass, and a special sled was built. A person would go to the top of a hill with the sled and get a running start before jumping on the sled and coasting down the holua track as far as 300 yards. Along with the Keokea Holua, there are a couple of other tracks at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau NHP.