Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 3, 1 March 2013 — Forgotten names and placesa THIS WAY TO KUKULUAEO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Forgotten names and placesa THIS WAY TO KUKULUAEO

By Claire Ku'uleilani Hughes, Dr. PH„ R.D.

n 1853, and for many years before that ... before there were roads ... a number of well-defined trails led from one plaee to another on the Islands. What is interesting is that many of the trail destinations have disappeared. For example: "The trail from Kalia led to Kukuluaeo, then along the graves of those who died in the smallpox epidemie of 1853, and into the center of the coconut grove of Honuakaha." "The trail eame out of the coconut grove and went on to Kaoaopa." "The trail went past Papa's heiaus of healing, and in front of the heiau was Hookuku, the residence of the heir to the kingdom." Just beyond that, was Honoka'upu near Kuloloia Beach. Do you have any idea where any of these places on the walking trail could be? This quotation is taken from the book Frcigments of Hawaiian History by John Papa Ii. And, his map shows that the trail went from Kālia, where the Hihon Hawaiian Village is, through Honuakaha coconut grove, whieh was on the mauka edge of Kaka'ako. The trail went on to the edge of Honolulu Harbor (mauka of today's Aloha Tower) and in the 'Ewa direction along the harbor's edge. The map shows homes of the chiefs Kalaimamahu, Kalanimoku, Kalaniakua, Liliha and Namahana on the edge of Kuloloia beach. Kamehameha had a large compound just beyond the homes of the chiefs. And beyond that, was a plaee called Kapu'ukolo that bordered the Diamond Head edge of Nu'uanu

Stream (Chinatown, today). Obviously, this was an important trail. Today, there is no evidence of the places and none of the area names remain. Honolulu residents have no elue about the places on the map. It is not surprising, as they have all been obliterated in the name of progress. Interestingly, mueh of this trail is the path of the proposed rail system. In the very old tale of Hi'iakaikapoliopele, the youngest sister of the fire goddess, Pele, many places are named, along with the winds and rains of those places. A detailed list of winds and rains of the island of Kaua'i is found in the opening chapter of the book The Epie Tale of Hi'iakaikapoliopele. The names are chanted by Pele. Today, only a few of us know that the rains and winds were named by the ancestors. In another point in the story, Hi'iaka and her two companions left Kawainui and turned toward Kāne'ohe. They watched rain move across the hill, Mā'eli'eli, in the distance. Hi'iaka pointed out Kilohana in the cliffs and indicated the area below it where Kalauokekāhuli, the famed birthing tree of Haumea, grew. Then, Hi'iaka chanted, naming the Kālepa rains that moved over land area of 'Auli'ili'i. The three women reached He'eia, below Mā'eli'eli; first, He'eia Uli, then, on to sandy He'eia Kea and on to Ke'alohi Point. Here, Hi'iaka was called upon to help a very sick man. There are several names, mostly unfamiliar and unknown, in this short passage. It is fascinating to realize how precise our ancestors were about identifying, knowing and naming the winds, rains, stars and places. Without schools, books and eomputers they learned them. Sadly, with all the technology that we have at our disposal today, we cannot hold a candle to our ancestors. ■