Within this inclosure were three large heiau, one of which was a solid truncated pyramid of stone one hundred and twenty-six feet by sixty, and ten feet high.

Several masses of rock weighing several tons are found in the walls some six feet from the ground.

During war they were the refuge of all non-combatants.

A white flag was displayed at such times a short distance from the walls, and here all refugees were safe from the pursuing conquerors.

After a short period they might return unmolested to their homes, the divine protection of Keawe, the tutelary deity, still continuing with them.] [Footnote A: The original _Recits d'un Vieux Sauvage pour servir a l'histoire ancienne de Hawaii_ was read on the 15th of December, 1857, to the Society of Agriculture, Commerce, Science, and Arts of the Department of the Marne, of which M.Remy was a corresponding member, and published at Chalons-sur-Marne in 1859.