"heiau" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Hawaiian heiau.",
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          "ref": "2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 52:",
          "text": "The basalt was also piled to outline large squares in the ceremonial centres known as heiau'''s.",
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          "text": "They'd order lawbreakers put to death in fearsome ritualized killings that took place in a heiau, accompanied by beating drums and chants.",
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        "A temple in traditional Hawaiian society."
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        "(Hawaii) A temple in traditional Hawaiian society."
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