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)
HĀ`ENA
Pele and Hi`iaka: A Myth from Hawai`i
By Nathaniel B. EmersonISBN: 0976450801
ISBN14; 987097450801
HĀ`ENA
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 or Kea`au 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• 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