Aloha Kākou,
If you are interested in learning more about Moku>ula and its restoration, visit http://www.mokuula.com/ and http://www.mauinei.com/. You will learn that the mission of the Friends of Moku>ula is:
“To educate the Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian community on the significance of historical sites in a non-exploitive environment; to initiate the process of restoring, protecting
and preserving historically significant sites including the Hawaiian island and
pond at Lahaina known as Moku‘ula and Mokuhinia and; to create diverse economic
opportunities through historic preservation.
We endeavor to incorporate in our work the Hawaiian values of aloha, mālama, mahele, ‘ike papalua, ho>omana and ho'okipa.”
Maui Nei is a cultural tourism company dedicated to presenting the traditions of Hawai>i to Maui's visitors, and is the only tour company who is in partnership with a non-profit organization (The Friends of Moku‘ula). Together they are dedicated to the restoration of Moku'ula
at Lahaina, Maui.
Loko Mokuhinia is part of many parcels in Lahaina that are Crown and Government land. It is our kuleana to return the glory to our sacred ‘āina:
E Ho‘i Ka Nani i Moku‘ula
na P.H. Kekuaiwa (1862)
E ho‘i ka nani i Moku‘ula lā
Kaua‘ula mai ko uka lā
Huli aku ke alo i Lāna‘i lā
Ka malu o ka pu‘u o Ha‘upu lā
I ka lehua o Kā‘ana ke aloha lā
O Makakeua ke makani lā
Ha‘ina ka ino i ka la‘i lā |
The beauty should return to Moku‘ulā There in the uplands of Waine‘e
The Kaua‘ulā wind is from the mountains The Ka‘alāni rain is from the sea
The front turns toward Lāna‘i The lower passage of Moloka‘i
Hā‘upu hill deflects it That swaying hill reaching upward
It is Kā‘ana's lehua that is admired Only there above Kalāe
Makakeua is the wind Found only at the sea of Mikimiki
Tell the refrain about the calm A name song for Mānoanoa
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Mānoanoa was a chiefess who once lived at Moku>ula.
Replies
Mahalo nui loa for your posting and poetic enclosure. Just noticed on the Hawaiian Kingdom Independence blog provided as a link on the Moku'ula website that there is a call for Sovereignty Group Leaders to attend Ho'okahi Lahui on August 21st next @ Maui Botanical Garden Amphitheater between 10.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. Organized by Maui County Citizens for Truth and Justice.
-Aloha.
Mahalo for your manaʻo about ke aliʻi Mānoanoa. If can, would you ask someone in her ʻohana to contact Friends of Mokuʻula? We are seeking the manaʻo and moʻolelo of lineal descendants of nā poʻe kahiko who lived in the areas of Kaluaʻehu and Mokuhinia, as well as descendants whose kūpuna were buried on Mokuʻula.
As with much of our sacred lands, Mokuhinia and Mokuʻula were buried under rubbish, cane, buildings, parking lots, hotels, etc. The good news is that the mana of the iwi buried there hold the truth of our culture and nation. All we have to do is uncover the truth. That is our kuleana.