Kahuna Stones

The Kahuna Stones are located on Kuhio Beach near the Honolulu Police’s Waikiki Station. They are one of three landmarks on this beach. The other two landmarks are the statues of Hawaii-​born Olympic champion swimmer and «Father of Surfing» Duke Kahanamoku and Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’olé, after whom this beach is named. Most people will just pass by this landmark and congregate at Duke’s statue for a photo-​op.
These 4 giant stones are called The Stones of Life or Na Pohaku Ola Kapaemahu a Kapuni. According to legend, these stones represent the power or mana of 4 «wizards» who came from Tahiti to O’ahu around 400 A.D. The wizards’ names were Kapaemahu, Kinohi, Kahaloa and Kapuni. They possessed healing powers to relieve aches and pains of the residents as word of their deeds spread like wildfire. They told the people that they did not intend to stay on O’ahu but were merely on island to teach, heal and share their knowledge before returning home to Tahiti. Before they left, they gave the residents instructions on building a monument in memory of their visit. They endowed their healing powers to the stones before they left.
The stones are now surrounded by a fence to protect and preserve them. Daily, you’ll often find leis left to honor their healing powers by local and visiting swimmers or surfers.
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This has become one of those touchstone spots whenever we visit Waikiki Beach. It’s near the Duke’s Statue and the police station. Just a nice little area to check out while strolling.

The Kahuna Stones are a monument I visit every time I stay in Waikiki.
Also known as the Wizard Stones or the Kapaemahu Healer’s Stones.
They are in a little pen on the beach between the police station and the surfer school. Massive, several-​ton stones, they were placed in Waikiki centuries ago to fix the energy of some great Tahitian healers who visited the Hawaiians. Originally I found it amusing that the stones were right next to the police station, but when I read a bit about Hawaiian culture I discovered the police are kahuna, too.