Overview
- Seasonal tidal shifts fully exposed a 115-foot panel of 26 petroglyphs at Pililaau Army Recreation Center on July 12 for the first time since 2016.
- U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii’s Cultural Resources Management Program has used advanced 3D photogrammetry to capture detailed virtual models of the carvings.
- Site protections have been reinforced under the National Historic Preservation Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
- Restricted access protocols support more than 50 annual cultural visits by Native Hawaiian organizations for study and ceremony.
- Soldiers receive cultural awareness training and partner with Native Hawaiian practitioners to steward the site and interpret its ceremonial imagery.