Thank you for posting these clues to the
"Puako Petroglyph" letterbox. (can I send along a photo as well?)
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On the Big Island of Hawaii you will find this magical place of sacredness.

Locate the Holoholokai Beach Park, open each day from 6:30am - 6:30pm. The
road to this park connects to the road at the Orchid at Mauna Lani. This
coast is steeped with history and it is here that you will find the Puako
Petroglyph trail. It is .7 miles of mystical trails within the archway of
Kiawi trees. You must pay attention at all times as the trail hosts both
sand and lava. At the end of the trail is one of the largest collections of
Hawaiian Petroglyshs ever exposed. Find the bench at the field and walk 21
steps straight back into the forest. This will lead you up a little hill to
an out-cropping of boulders. Buried in a small collection of rocks at the
inside base of the boulders is the letterbox. Enjoy the spirit of place and
plan for a picnic at the glorious beach park!

Planted on a beautiful day in August of 2001, by T and Sky.
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Petroglyphs
Ancient Hawaiian Rock Art

Want to get a true picture of the history of Hawai'i? You can learn a lot
from Hawaiian petroglyphs - ancient rock carvings that tell stories about
early life on the islands.

The Hawaiian petroglyphs is a great mystery of the Pacific. No one knows who
made them or why the artists etched the linear and triangular figures into
the pahoehoe lava. These
graphic carvings, more than 3,000 of them, were probably made as part of
ritual or prayer and speak of spiritual phenomena - mana

The petroglyphs of Hawai'i are much more than captivating designs. To the
ancient Polynesians they had meaning and significance, including a spiritual
component. Hawaiian petroglyphs deserve to be protected and preserved as
nonrenewable assets and as gift left behind by the ancient Hawaiians who
carved their prayers and offerings into the hard lava of these Pacific
islands.

Upon approaching a petroglyphs field, a wonderful cast of characters leap to
life. There are dancers, paddlers, fishermen, and family groups. Turtle,
dog, ship and horse symbols are also depicted, as well as fish hooks,
spears, poi pounders and canoes. There are 135 different petroglyphs sites
on six inhabited islands, but most of them are found on the Big Island of
Hawai'i.