Heiau Punalu'u Nui with the pu'u Makenau in the background. Where Keouaku'ahu'ula began his one-way journey to Heiau Pu'ukoholā to be the mōhai , the sacrificial offering to consecrate the temple and to fulfill the prophecy of uniting the Hawaiian Kingdom. He wahi kapu...
This pōhaku, or stone, is named Kāne Pō. The stone is from Hawai'i Island. It is in Washington, D.C. for a twenty-year period then it will return home. I am not sure how many years left on the prison sentence...
E ala e Ka la i kahikina I ka moana Ka moana hohonu Pi’i ka lewa Ka lewa nu’u I kahikina Aia ka la. E ala e! Awaken/Arise The sun in the east From the ocean The ocean deep Climbing (to) the heaven The heaven highest In the east There is the sun Awaken!
The loving memory... Scented plumeria filling the air... Of my grandmother's home... Her exquisite beauty... The flower can't compare... Words fail the fathoms of my love...