Along
the trail returing to the pu'uhonua, you can see a konane (Hawaiian checkers)
stone game board on the side of the trail. The stone is called a papamu. Look
at the black and white drawing of the konane papamu, then try to find the papamu
in the photo. Click here to check your guess.
The papamu was created by carving small shallow holes in square on a flat
rock. Players would use white shells or coral and dark lava rocks as the game
pieces. Konane was played as a recreational game, but it was also played by
Hawaiian chiefs to decide outcomes of wars.