Moʻolelo
[Historical Accounts]
These stories, legends, tales, historical accounts and traditions bind our thoughts to the actions, experiences, places and character of our ancestors.[1] Mele, through oli or song is also a form of moʻolelo.[2]
[1] Pukuʻi and Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, 254.
[2] Oli is defined as a chant.
[1] Pukuʻi and Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, 254.
[2] Oli is defined as a chant.
Kalaeokahipa a me Nawaiuolewa
One prominent story of Kahuku is that of Kalaeokahipa and Nawaiūolewa. A large porous rock formation and ridge comprise the wahi pana of Kalaeokahipa and Nawaiuolewa. Some also believe that Kalaeokahipa refers to the cape near Kahuku Point.[1] The island of Oʻahu was said to have been an unstable land and was separated into two islands. Kahuku is the area in which the opening was brought together to form one island.
[1] George Pooloa, “Na Pana Kaulana o na Inoa o ka Mokupuni o Oahu”, Ke Aloha ʻĀina, Feburary 28, 1919. |
PunamanŌ
Another memorable story set in Kahuku is that of the Punamanō Spring which tells of a shark that lived within. This spring and subsequent pond was home to a shark raised by an elderly man and woman. By the 1900ʻs some archeologists state that the pond of this spring was at least 15 feet in diameter.[1]
[1] McAllister, Archealogy of Oʻahu, 152. |