Hawai'i 2004: August 2004

Kaipukaulua, Moloka'i

Sunrise at Kaipukaulua Bay looking toward Pailolo Channel with Maui beyond. Kai-puka-ulua means "Sea where the ulua fish appears."

Wailau Valley, Moloka'i

This picture was taken while wading to shore on the Lēpau Point side of Wailau Bay. Wai-lau means "Many Streams" and indeed the valley has a pleathora of waterfalls and streams. The highest point on Moloka'i, Mt. Kamakou (4,961 ft), stands at the head of the valley. The water is excellent swimming and sealife is abundant.

Ko'olau Coastline, Moloka'i

Looking west from Wailau Bay toward Kalaupapa Peninsula.

Halawa Bay, Moloka'i

Papalaua Valley, Moloka'i

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Papalaua Falls and Valley, Moloka'i

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Kikipua Point, Moloka'i

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Kaipukaulua, Moloka'i

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Malelewa'a Cliff, Wailau, Moloka'i

Aia la o ka wai o Waiehu . . . . . There, at the waters of Waiehu
Ke puhia ala e ka makani . . . . . Being blown about by the breeze
Pohina noe i ka uahi a ka wai . .A silvery mist from the sea spray
Pulu ihola ka au hula ana . . . . . Soaked, the impassable cape surges
E au ana i ke kai o Papio . . . . . .Jutting out to sea at Papio

--Pa'alua, 19th Century Chant for Kaleleonalani

Kaipukaulua, Moloka'i

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Kapukaulua, Moloka'i

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Waiaho'okalo Valley, Moloka'i

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Pu'ukaoku and Halekou, Moloka'i

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Pa'u-o-Nu'akea, Ha'upu Bay, Moloka'i

The literal translation of "Pa'u-o-Nu'akea" is the "Skirt of Nu'akea" who is the Hawaiian Godess of Lactation.

Pohaku Kani, Kahakuloa, Maui

This is the famous "Bellstone" of Kahakuloa. If tapped properly with a rock, the Bellstone will make a reverating sound. But that's not the half of it... The residents of Kahakuloa Valley have a long tradition of embedding the piko or umbilical cords of newborns in this rock, and if you look carefully at the picture, you'll see the bore holes.