Hawaiian Ali'i Houses - Various Types

Hawaiian ali’i houses of various types from the Architectural Style Book for Lahaina, Sheet B3. Includes Princess Ruth’s house in Kona with plaited ridges and bottom windows, drying sheds, a stone heiau with ceremonial tower, a ceremonial house with tiki, and a grass house with plaited ridges and dome. The range of building types demonstrates that pre-contact Hawaiian architecture was diverse and sophisticated, adapted to specific functions and social hierarchies. Source: County of Maui Historic Commission, Architectural Style Book for Lahaina (1969).