Tuesday, October 09, 2007

The Birthing Stones


The Birthing Stones, originally uploaded by Journal Keeper.

We also stopped to see the the Birthing Stones. Royal women came here to have their babies. After giving birth, the babies were taken away and the moms didn't see their children until they were grown. (Apparently rival chiefs would try to kill them.) It's a sacred site to Hawaiians. It's basically unmarked, off in the middle of a field, with just a small sign.

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