Wai‘anae Ecological Characterization

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Wai‘anae Coast Boasts History, Pride

"From Nānākuli to Wai‘anae, from Kahe to Kaena, helo no, hele mai.

Those are the golden people of Wai‘anae that the sun rises, shines and sets on Ka Po‘e O Wai‘anae, iiki no (observant in a friendly way); Ka Po‘e O Wai‘anae are Hoolako (enriched) with the culture aspect of Wai‘anae from Kolekole, Lualualei (the raw flesh, the flexible wreath) to Mauna Ka‘ala (fragrant mountain) from mauka (upward) to makai (seaward) we are Hoolako (enriched)."

Reference Cited

Cope, A. 1987. Waianae Coast Boasts History, Pride. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. February 17, 1987. Honolulu, HI.

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