NĀ WAHI PANA O HILONoted Places of Hilo

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MOKU OLA• Means island of life, healing

or living island• Hanuʻu ke kai i Mokuola

The sea recedes at MokuolaNow is the opportune time to venture forth. When the sea receded, one could swim part away around with little effort.

MOKU OLA• Legend says that Moku

Ola is a piece of the island of Maui

• The demigod Māui failed in his attempt to bring the islands closer together

• Thus Moku Ola serves as a living reminder that focus and discipline is needed to achieve our goals

MOKU OLA

• Said to have contained a puʻuhonua• Piko of newborn infants brought to Papa a Hina located here• Across the channel was a luakini, or sacrificial heiau• Islet called Kaulaʻināiwi located beyond Moku Ola

MOKU OLA TODAY• County park. Facilities

include a pavilion with restrooms, picnic tables, benches, walkway

• Used for recreation– Fishing, swimming,

picnicking,

WAIĀNUENUE

• Ka ua lei māʻohu o WaiānuenueThe rain of Waiānuenue that is like a wreath of mist

Waiānuenue in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, is now known as Rainbow Falls. On sunny days, a rainbow can be seen in the falls, and on rainy days the rising vapor is suggestive of a wreath of mist

KE ANA O HINA• The mythic home of the goddess

Hina, mother of the demigod Māui

• It was Hina who introduced kapa making to the people of Hilo

• Kapu ʻili (skin law) prohibited the use of other people’s clothing.

• Wai o Kuna - The river territory ma uka of Waiānuenue.

WAIĀNUENUE

• Moʻo Kuna tried to drown Hina when she rejected his affection

• He threw a huge boulder over the falls, causing the water in the cave to rise

• Hina called her son, Māui, to help

KA WAʻA O MĀUI

LONOKAEHO

• Lonokaeho is a visual reminder of Māui’s strength. It also serves to remind us of the strength and support of family.

• Wailuku River above Waiānuenue is shown above.

PEʻEPEʻE

• Peʻepeʻe means to hide continuously. It is a series of falls that pours turbulently into circular lava poolsKnown today as Boiling Pots

MOʻO KUNA

Moʻo Kuna is a long, black rock that sits below the falls as punishment. Waiānuenue or Rainbow Falls is shown here after a period of heavy rains.

KA PŌHAKU ʻO NAHA

• Naha Stone (horizontal)• Pinao Stone (standing

upright) • Served to test claims of

royal blood in the Naha lineage

• It is said that only a member of the royal family possessed the mana to move the stone

KA PŌHAKU ʻO NAHA

Kamehameha is said to have moved the stone even though he is not of the Naha lineage

KEAUKAHA

Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianā`ole spearheaded the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act in response to the dwindling population of Native Hawaiians. He convinced Congress to establish a permanent homeland for Native Hawaiian, today called Hawaiian Homes or ʻāina hoʻopulapula.

KEAUKAHA

Keonekahakaha Waiuli