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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.

Konane Papamu
Stop #8
Stop #8