NĀ WAHI PANA O PUNANoted Places of Puna

HWST 100

HĀ`ENA• Lit. red hot• Said to be the home of

Hōpoe, friend of Hi`iakaikapoliopele (Pele’s youngest and most favorite sister)

• Ke Ha`a Lā Puna

KE HA`A LA PUNA Ke ha`a lā Puna i ka makaniHa`a ka ulu hala i Kea`auHa`a Hā`ena me HōpoeHa`a ka wahine`Ami i kai o Nānāhuki lāHula le`a waleI kai o Nānāhuki

Puna dances in the breezeThe hala groves of Kea`au join the danceHā`ena and Hōpoe are swayingThe woman sways down by the sea of NānāhukiA dance of joy Down by the sea of Nānāhuki

KE HA`A LA PUNA`O Puna kai kuwa i ka halaPa`ēpa`ē ka leo o ke kaiKe ulu lā i nā pua lehuaNānā i kai o HōpoeKa wahine `ami i kaiNānāhukiHula le`a waleI kai o Nānāhuki

He inoa no Hi`iakaikapoliopele

The sea at Puna echoes through the halaThe voice of the sea swellsSpreading the lehua blossomsBehold the revelry of HōpoeThe woman who sways by the sea of NānāhukiA dance of joyBy the sea of Nānāhuki

In the name of Hi`iakaikapoliopele

HĀ`ENA• Also known as Shipman

Beach• Home to a nēnē

sanctuary• Accessible via a hike

that begins on Kaloli

Video of Hā`ena

Queen’s Bath• Known as Punalu`u or Pu`uloa• In ancient times only the ali`i

were permitted to bathe or simply relax

• A wahine mo`o (female water spirit) is said to be the guardian

• Covered by lava from Pu`u `Ō`ō in the late 1980’s

Footage of Kaimū & Queen's Bath

WAHA`ULA

Photograph courtesy of National Park Service, October 1967.

WAHA`ULA

WAHA`ULA

Photograph by C. Heliker, U.S. Geological Survey, May 11, 1994.

PU`U LOA

KO`OLIHILIHI

• A spring in Puna• The people would

decorate the spring with lehua blossoms when royal visitors were expected