WAhi Pana
[celebrated Places]
Wahi is defined as “place, location, position,
site, [or] and setting.”[1] Pana can be defined as “celebrated, noted, or
legendary place.”[2] Wahi pana are these spaces that stories are
written for.
[1] Pukuʻi and Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, 376. [2] Pukuʻi and Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, 313.
[1] Pukuʻi and Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, 376. [2] Pukuʻi and Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, 313.
Wahi Pana[celebrated places] remind us of our histories and customary practices. Due to land use changes over time and increased development, many wahi pana and their accompanying moʻolelo have been overlooked and even forgotten.
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ʻŌlelo Noʻeau
are descriptive wise sayings used by our ancestors and perpetuated through ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi [Hawaiian langauge]. Nā Wahi Kapu
are identified places of ceremonial and spiritual, where our ancestors connected to akua. The sacred places in Kahuku include various heiau (ceremonial places).
Wai
J.A. Kahiona writes that: “There are hundreds of water holes on one side of Kuilima where you can see water moving below with force out toward the large pools in the ocean. When you sleep there at night, you can hear the rumbling…”[3] The main waterways and water features of Kahuku are Kahawai [streams], Punawai [springs], and Loko Iʻa [fishponds]. [3] J. H. Kahiona, “He mea oiaio no ua hana ia ka nani o ka aina lewa i ke kai”, Ka Hae Hawaiʻi, November 28, 1919. Makani
Here are the names of winds specific to Kahuku and shared throughout the moku, or district of Koʻolauloa. |