luakini

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luakini (plural luakinis or luakini)

  1. An ancient Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered.
    • 1891, William De Witt Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, page 42:
      The luakinis were commonly erected upon hills near the sea , and formed conspicuous objects in the landscape.
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