The royal grounds and place of refuge here are sacred grounds in Hawaiian culture. Walking around each section is worth it. The national parks map has descriptions of each site, explaining ancient Hawaiian life. You can easily spend an hour or more here, soaking in the vibes and mana.

This was my second visit to this heritage site and I was pleased to see its no longer just an adjacent park following snorkeling at "two-step", but a destination in its own right. I loved learning about the history of Hawaiian culture, their daily life, governance system, royals and housing. The park does a great job of capturing and portraying what it was like prior to the arrival of outsiders. I'm so glad there are efforts to restore and preserve the cultural identify of early Hawaiian peoples.

Never expected to see and enjoy such a native heritage site. The talk by an authentic looking man gave insight into the past life on the island. Not your typical ranger talk. Afterwards, the walk around the property had much more meaning that just looking at some native buildings, and lava stone walls. The tide pools were interesting too.

Small visitors center with an outdoor covered area for watching a film that's about 25 or so minutes. Definitely recommend watching the film to better understand the significance of the site. Set on the ocean, there are places you can walk on the lava rocks and see brightly colored fish in little ponds. This park has an entrance fee for those who don't have an America the Beautiful Pass or any other specific passes.

Beautiful, serene, spiritual historical site. Definitely recommend watching the 20 minute video, then walk the easy path around the park in under an hour. A very informative, interesting look at Hawaii's history. I loved this site.

We heard the cultural national park ranger give a talk about the history and cultural story of the park. It was an excellent description of the historical significance of the park. This is the best park ranger talk I have ever heard. It put cultural practices of the Hawaiians before contact with outside cultures into perspective . We have visited this park many times but this was the best talk we heard there

Our family of five from Texas and Oklahoma visited Oahu and the Big Island for Spring Break! We are avid National Park tourists so the 4 National Park sites on the Big Island were on our to do list while visiting! We learned so much about the Hawaiian Culture while visiting the sites!! My favorite at Pu’uhonua O Honaunau was looking at all the Ki’i. There were many and so interesting to look at them and learn the history of them!! All the employees were so friendly and answered any questions we had! We received our Junior Ranger Badges at all four parks on the Big Island and completed the Hawaiian Pacific Parks book for prizes for the grandsons!! Our only downfall was we did not have enough time to properly tour and learn all they had to offer at the parks!! I would definitely recommend visiting all of the National Parks on the Big Island as I cannot pick a favorite!!

What a surprise! We just happened to be driving that direction and stopped off spontaneously. Such a beautiful, serene, perfect spot that has so much rich history about the indigenous culture. Not crowded, easy to trek around due to its small size, carefully maintained. Learning about this "place of refuge" enriched our trip beyond measure! Must do!

We knew nothing about Pu’uhonua o Honaunau NHP before arriving at it, other than that we wanted to collect our passport stamp there. It turned out to be one of our favorite places on the Big Island. It has a beautiful visitor center with a nice little gift shop. The movie is a must watch upon arrival—it really helped us to understand what we were seeing and the historical and cultural significance of the park. The grounds are incredibly beautiful to wander around, with a lot of very interesting cultural artifacts and displays throughout. We ended up really loving our experience at Pu’uhonua o Honaunau NHP and would highly recommend it to Big Island visitors.

Really enjoyed learning about this place of refuge. Doesn't take too long to get through, maybe an hour or two, but it's is really neat. There's a nice picnic area you can drive over to as well. Lots of people park in the parking lot here and go snorkeling over at two-step, which there are signs explicitly asking you not to do but no one really seemed to care.