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Discover the lush forests and waterfalls of Hawaii's Hāmākua District
- 1. KA MOKU ʻO HĀMĀKUA District of Hāmākua HWST 100
- 3. HĀMĀKUA FACTS • Approximately 50 miles long • Known for lush tropical forests, waterfalls, valleys, cliffs
- 4. NĀ PALENA: BOUNDARIES • Hāmākua, mai Honoke`ā a Maulua Hāmākua, from Honoke`ā (on the Kohala side) to Maulua (on the Hilo side). The extent of Hāmākua
- 5. KA UA: Rain • Rain: – Wa`awa`ahia (Waipi`o) – Kīhene lehua
- 6. `ŌLELO NO`EAU • Hāmākua kihi loa Hāmākua with a long corner. One corner of Hāmākua touches every district of Hawai`i except Puna.
- 7. `ŌLELO NO`EAU • Hāmākua `āina pali loa Hāmākua, land of tall cliffs. Praise of Hāmākua, Hawai`i
- 8. `ŌLELO NO`EAU • Hāmākua i ka wakawaka. Irregular and rough Hāmākua. Praise of Hāmākua, a district of gulches and valleys.
- 9. `ŌLELO NO`EAU • Hāmākua i ka pali lele koa`e Hāmākua, land of the cliffs where the tropic birds fly Praise of Hāmākua, Hawai`i
Notas del editor
- Here is a partial picture of the district of Hāmākua that comes to us from an older map. We will talk about the borders later in this PP. I just wanted to point out Maulua here as that is the border on the Hilo side of Hāmākua as we learned earlier this semester.
- Some quick facts about Hāmākua……….. And of course some landslides because of the wet weather in this area
- Honoke`ā is a valley in the middle of Pololū and Waipi`o.
- Rain …….Ka ua wa`awa`ahia o Waipi`o – The rain of Waipi`o sweeps along the gulleys and fulches as it pours Ka ua kīhene lehua o Hāmākua – the rain that produces lehua clusters of Hāmākua
- I’ve shown a map here that shows that it touching the districts of …. This is also a play or a pun on the words “kihi loa.” A native of Hāmākua is said to avoid meeting strangers. And because of his/her bashfulness the person is said to turn side, or kihi, and go far away, or loa. Hence, the term “kihi loa.”
- There is a saying not taken from the book, but you may hear in some mele – Nā pali ku`i `eiwa o Honokāne. And it refers to the cliffs and valleys and there are `eiwa or 9 along the coast of Hāmākua to from Pololū all the way to Laupāhoehoe.
- Here is a picture of the koa`e birds, most noted for its long tail.