ahu

Example Sentences

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During this time, construction of ceremonial "ahu" platforms slowed, Rano Kao became a key ritual center, and a new social system known as "Tangata Manu" emerged.

From Science Daily

Our school bus takes all the North Shore stops, starting in Waipi‘o and curving around the top of O‘ahu, then down the east side of the island.

From Literature

Beyond her, a neighbor’s rooftop glints with solar panels, and somewhere to my left, hidden behind trees and rooflines, is Pu‘okinau-o-mahuka heiau. Tūtū says that heiau was once the largest religious site on the island of O‘ahu.

From Literature

“Though we haven’t decided between Maui or O‘ahu yet.”

From Literature

I don’t want to leave Leo or Auntie Nina or O‘ahu at all. And I’m terrified that Tūtū could end up by herself. “It’s just, you made this whole new crew, and until Pua showed up I was totally on my own.

From Literature