A`a Vine of Death...

I was taught that the Wao Akua, the tops of the mountains are filled with la`au maoli. Our precious native plants. They are in the nether regions where the gods dwell. The realm of Ke Akua. Where love, light and life permeate. The Wao Kanaka, the realm of people, is down below. This is where darkness resides. Greed. Hate. Jealousy. Selfishness. Now the Wao Kanaka is slowly creeping up into the Wao Akua. Like an `a`a lava flow in reverse. Slowly consuming the land with foreign desire. Like an a`a vine of death. Consuming and choking the life and righteousness of the land...