Kamakahonu, the residence of Kamehameha I, was located at the north end of Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona on Hawaiʻi Island. Kamehameha I, who unified the Hawaiian Islands, lived out the last years of his life and instituted some of the most constructive measures of his reign here. The residential compound included the personal shrine, ʻAhuʻena heiau, o…Kamakahonu, the residence of Kamehameha I, was located at the north end of Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona on Hawaiʻi Island. Kamehameha I, who unified the Hawaiian Islands, lived out the last years of his life and instituted some of the most constructive measures of his reign here. The residential compound included the personal shrine, ʻAhuʻena heiau, of the King. The name means "temple of the burning altar" in the Hawaiian language.
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