Ancient Hawaiians
called their stone art k'i’i pohaku, or images in stone. The k'i’i pohaku are petroglyphs,
which comes from the Greek words, "petros" for rock, and "glyphein" to carve. This rock art provides a
unique look into the past, but speculation is the only way to find some answers to the many questions. There is almost no
historic evidence of the petroglyphs origin in Hawaii. Although the age of Hawaii’s images is not known, a chronology of style can be discerned. The earliest were simple
stick figures, while the figures with triangular torsos, which are only found in Hawaii, came later. After Westerners appeared
in Hawaii, carvings of horses and cattle appeared and became more common. Of all the Hawaiian Islands, the Island of Hawaii
has the greatest number of petroglyphs in the state. Areas of petroglyph concentration are normally found on the smooth pãhoehoe
lava, cliff faces or smooth interior cliff walls, on the lava inundated areas of the island, and along trails the ancient
Hawaiians commonly traveled.
Big Rock Petroglyph Stepping Stones
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Turtle (Honu), Fisherman & Crab Petroglyphs
are available in Moss Rock Stepping Stone size Large
· Single Paddler & Double Paddler are available in Moss Rock Stepping Stone size X-Large
· Family, Centipede, Surfer, Honu and other groupings are superimposed on our very large Ali’i Stones.
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Custom Petroglyphs are available by special order. Cost
is determined by design.
Petroglyph
Stepping Stones |
Ea.
Covers +/- | | |
Large -
Crab |
2.0 sq. ft | | |
| Large -Fisherman | 2.0
sq. ft | | |
| Large - Turtle | 2.0 sq. ft | | |
| X-Large - Single Paddler | 3.0
sq. ft | | |
| X-Large - Double Paddler | 3.0
sq. ft | | |
| Ali`i – Centipede combo | 9.0 sq.
ft | | |
| Ali`i – Family
combo | 9.5 sq. ft | | |
| Ali`i – Turtle combo | 10.5
sq. ft | | |
Big Rock Moss Rock and Coral Stepping Stones
Stepping Stone Sizes |
Area Coverage |
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Small | 1.0 sq. ft |
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Medium | 1.5 sq. ft |
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Large 2.0
sq. ft |
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X-Large | 3.0 sq. ft |
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XX-Large | 4.0 sq. ft |
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