NĀ WAHI PANA O HILONoted Places of Hilo

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MOKU OLA• Means island of life,

healing or living island• Hanu u ke kai i Mokuolaʻ

The sea recedes at Mokuola

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

MOKU OLA

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MOKU OLA

Manaiakalani – Māui’s magic fishhook

MOKU OLA

• 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 pu uhonuaʻ

MOKU OLA

• Piko of newborn infants brought to Papa a Hina located here

• Across the channel was a luakini, or sacrificial heiau

• Islet called Kaula ināiwi located ʻbeyond 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 mā ohu o ʻWaiānuenueThe rain of Waiānuenue that is like a wreath of mist

Waiānuenue in Hilo, Hawai i, is ʻnow 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

KE ANA O HINA

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

• Kapu ili (skin law) ʻprohibited the use of other people’s clothing.

WAI O KUNA

The river territory ma uka of Waiānuenue.

WAIĀNUENUE

• Mo o Kuna tried to ʻdrown 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 WA A O MĀUIʻ

Today it is a visual reminder that focus and determination are necessary in one’s journey

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.

PE EPE Eʻ ʻ

• Pe epe e means ʻ ʻto hide continuously.

• It is a series of falls that pours turbulently into circular lava pools

PE EPE Eʻ ʻ

MO O KUNAʻ

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

WAIĀNUENUE

KA PŌHAKU O NAHAʻ

• 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 O NAHAʻ

KA PŌHAKU O NAHAʻ

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 āina ho opulapula. ʻ ʻ

KEAUKAHA

Keonekahakaha Waiuli