Ancient rock carvings resurface along Hawaii shoreline

(KGMB) Nani Peterson has lived on the Waianae Coast her entire life and has never seen large petroglyphs at Pōkaʻī Bay until today. “Our kupuna is definitely still here,” said Peterson. The kiʻi pōhaku in the shoreline sandstone front cabin 11 at the Pililaʻau Army Recreation Center. The biggest one is more than 3 feet tall. “These beautiful, beautiful images that they have laid for us to understand and it’s time for us to understand,” said Peterson. She noticed a big petroglyph with a little one on top of it resembling a parent and child. The petroglyphs were exposed over the weekend and cultural experts believe they are more than 1,000 years old. They were first discovered in 2016 and residents say they haven’t been seen in years…

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