Gems of Kohala: Kapa'au and Hawi
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The dreamy mountain town of Hawi is one of the few remaining outposts of what locals call old Hawai'i. The center of town (and that's about all there is) is located under the ancient banyan tree. Several small shops, galleries and restaurants make this a pleasant place to visit on the way to or from Pololu Valley.
In the center of the tiny town of Kapa'au, on the mountain side of the highway, stands the storied statue of King Kamehameha the Great. Originally commissioned for the Judiciary Building in Honolulu, this statue was lost at sea while being shipped from Paris. The twist in this story is that the statue was found years later and erected on this spot in Kapa'au to commemorate the birthplace of King Kamehameha the Great.
The towns of Hawi and Kapa'au have nice shops and public restrooms are available.
Mo'okini Heiau stands at the north end of Hawai'i Island. Built in the 11th or 12th centuries by warlike Tahitians who arrived conquering, enslaving, and sacrificing the natives, it is the first temple of human sacrifice in Hawai'i and the first site in Hawai'i to be preserved as a National Historic Landmark.
Long-foretold was the coming of a warrior king who would unite all the islands into a single kingdom and who would rule wisely, piously and wield power of proportion unknown to previous Hawai'ian Ali'i.
Born nearby, Kamehameha the Great was brought to this heiau for his birth rituals.
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Kapaau, Kailua Kona & Kailua Hawaii Rainforest and Waterfall Hike
We saved and paid for our vacation before it began. The plan was to fly straight from Atlanta to Hawaii, spend the night, then get on a cruise ship for 7 days to see 4 of the islands. Deloris planned excursions at every stop including rainforest hikes with waterfall swimming, zip lining, watching a sunrise from atop a 10,000 foot crater and biking down it, a luau, surfing lessons, and a helicopter tour of one of the islands. Epic doesn't describe it all. What a great way for us to celebrate 10 years of marriage. Awesome!
Visit charming and historic Kapa'au town on the northern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii
Located in scenic North Kohala on the Big Island of Hawai'i, Kapa'au is a charming small town with unique shops and tasty restaurants. Kapa'au is the biirthplace of legendary King Kamehameha, who united the Hawaiian islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. June 11 is the State holiday Kamehameha Day, celebrated by a lei draping of the statue, a grand parade through town and an arts & crafts fair. Be sure and stop for a visit on your way to scenic Pololu Valley, just a few miles up the road.
Here are the websites of some of the stores, restaurants and galleries featured in the video:
The music featured in this video is by North Kohala slack key legend John Keawe and Hawaii musicians Bunny & Paul.
We look forward to seeing you when you come to Big Island.
Aloha!
King Kamehameha Day Statue Lei Ceremony - North Kohala, HI
Each year on June 11th, Hawaii celebrates King Kamehameha Day. On the Big Island the statue of the king in the North Kohala town of Kapa'au (near where King Kamehameha the Great was born) is decorated with 22-foot floral or ti lei. King Kamehameha the Great united the Hawaiian islands under his rule in the early 1800s. His image also appears on the Hawaii commemorative state quarter issued by the U.S. Mint in 2008.
King Kamehameha Statue Iolani Palace Maunalani Park Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii 96813
King Kamehameha Statue & Iolani Palace Winds 9-10 MPH from NE. Sparky is easy to fly in Beginner Mode..Maunalani Park Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii 96813
Big Island Hawaii. Part 9. Kamehameha near Hawi.
December 2009. Music by: Sam Makia.
King Kamehameha Statue in Hawi.
Originally crafted in Florence in 1880 and destined for display at Honolulus Judiciary Building, the statue was lost at sea when the ship transporting it sank near the Falkland island. Years after a replica was crafted and delivered to Honolulu the original was found in a Falkland island junkyard and shipped to a site in Hawi near King Kamehamehas birthplace. Each year on King Kamehemeha Day (June 11) it is the tradition that the statue is covered in beautiful leis.
Hawi is situated to the west of the community of Kapaau. Together they comprise the most densely populated region in the district of North Kohala. Historically this part of Kohala is significant as the birthplace of Kamehameha I and the location of the Moʻokini heiau in the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument. The two communities were once busy commercial centers during the operation of the Kohala Sugar plantation. (wikipedia)
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# 102 - Statue of King Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, (c. 1758 -- 1819), conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, King Kamehameha I preserved Hawaiʻi's independence under his rule. Kamehameha is remembered for the Mamalahoe Kanawai, Law of the Splintered Paddle, which protects human rights of non-combatants in times of battle.
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Puakea Nogelmeier, PhD keynote address at the dedication of the Kauikeaouli statue in Thomas Square, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The speech recounts the overthrow and restoration of sovereignty of Hawaiʻi by the British.
ThruJimsEyes - Hawaii: Visiting the Hawaiian Royal Hulihe'e Palace in Kailua-Kona
We visited the Hulihe'e Palace in historic Kailua-Kona, on the big island of Hawai'i. Once a summer vacation home for Hawaiian royalty, today it is a museum showcasing Victorian artifacts from the era of King Kalākaua and Queen Kapi'olani.
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Mo'okini Heiau: Warrior Kings and Human Sacrifice on Hawai'i
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Have you ever seen anywhere as stark, impressive, primitive and ancient, yet still able to raise the hackles on your neck? Here, untold thousands of people were sacrificed to worship a new god, the war god Ku. Mo'okini Heiau stands today at the north end of Hawai'i, the well preserved remains of a terrible luakini heiau built by the powerful Tahitian kahuna Pa'ao in the 11th or 12th century. This heiau was the first temple of human sacrifice in Hawai'i and the first site in Hawai'i to be preserved as a National Historic Landmark under the Historic Sites Act of 1935. Mo'okini Heiau is now part of Lapakahi State Historic Park; as Mo'okini is an active Heiau and visitors are reminded to stay away if religious observances are being celebrated.
Built on the site of a much smaller heiau, Mo'okini Heiau (lit. many lineages) is said to have been raised in one night by as many as 15,000-20,000 men passing stones hand to hand from Pololu Valley, 14 miles distant.
Born nearby, Kamehameha the Great was brought to this heiau for his birth rituals.
To reach the enormous but especially well-preserved heiau, drive to near the 20-mile marker and turn onto the road to the Upolu Airport, heading left past the airport at about 2 miles. The unpaved section of the next 1.6 miles of road may require 4WD, but at any rate, one must park at the gate and walk 5 minutes to the heiau. The heiau itself is impressively large, 270 feet long by 140 feet wide by as much as 30 feet high.
This dirt road goes all the way (about 4 miles) to the old Coast Guard Loran Lookout and makes a wonderful beginner's mountain biking trip, especially considering the amazing historical sites along the way.
During the 11th century, warlike Tahitians arrived in the Hawai'ian Islands, conquering, enslaving, sacrificing and largely displacing the descendants of the original Marquesan settlers. Into this bloody landscape came Pa'ao, the terrible and powerful Tahitian kahuna who was affronted at the lack of respect the Hawai'ian Ali'i commanded and at the apparent weakness of the Hawai'ian gods. He sent back to Tahiti for the warrior chief Pili and together they brought worship of the powerful war god Ku to Hawai'i and strengthened the kapu system of laws and power of the Ali'i.
Worship of Ku demanded human sacrifice, which was performed at luakini heiau throughout the parts of Polynesia where Ku was venerated. Pa'ao caused Mo'okini Heiau to be constructed on the site of a previous, smaller heiau, of stones passed hand over hand from Pololu Valley. During this process, if a stone were dropped it was left where it lay to preserve the rhythm of passing; the scattered line of dropped stones can be followed all the way back to Pololu to this day.
The alter stones were brought by war canoe from Pa'ao's home heiau of Taputapuatea (lit. sacrifices from abroad), the most powerful and most feared heiau in Polynesia and the center of Ku worship. Boulders for cornerstones brought hundreds of miles across the sea from Taputapuatea were laid with human sacrifices
Beneath and gave this heiau a formidable power and the air of menace and despair that clings to it to the site to this day.
Outside the heiau walls can be found a large phallic rock and a flat stone with a cup-like depression near the top. Here, on this holehole stone, the baked bodies of human sacrifices were stripped of flesh and the bones saved to be rendered into fishhooks and dagger blades. Not much mention of the fate of the human flesh from these sacrifices is made, but it is universally documented that Polynesians everywhere were cannibals. This is a topic that is very difficult for the modern descendants of these people to come to grips with and one which is best simply accepted and not commented or speculated upon.
There is no counting the tens of thousands of Hawai'ians who were made sacrifice here on this stone at barren, terrible Mo'okini over the centuries, but the sacrificial victims were all gathered by a class of kahuna called the Mu, or body catcher; the foundation of the dwelling of the Mu can still be found among the ruins of Mo'okini.
There are no services in the vicinity of Mo'okini Heiau, whatsoever.
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ケパニワイ公園 ： Helitage Gardens Kepaniwai Park. Iao Valley Maui. / ぶらり旅ハワイ
様々な植物や花が植えられた公園にはハワイの歴史の中で重要な役割を果たしてきた移民文化にちなんで、日本をはじめ中国・韓国・フィリピン・ポルトガル人たちの住居や庭園が造られています。 １９５２年にイアオ渓谷直下に造られたこの歴史遺産公園は１９９４年に修復されて現在に至っています。 公園名となっているケパニワイとは、「水の流れを堰き止める」という意味があり、その昔イアオ渓谷での激しい戦で川の流れが数多くの屍で堰き止められたという故事にちなんで付けられたそうである。
Big Island of Hawaii - Zipline to Heaven
On the big island of Hawaii, Misty convinced Greg to join her on our first zipline adventure. After getting over the name of the tour which references that they take a zipline to the afterlife, we enjoyed it immensely. I think it will not be our last. . .at least I hope not.
ThruJimsEyes - Hawaii: Arriving in Hawaii
Arriving in Hawaii, I am so excited to be finally living here. Driving north to our new home in Waikoloa Beach we listen to the Hawaiian musical group Holunape (holunape.com). What an amazing journey to get here. We enjoy seeing some of the barren lava fields and wild goats of the windward side of the island. This is a stark contrast to the lush tropical green of the windward side of the island.
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Kamehameha Day 2015
Spur of the moment mission to North Shore for Stortos sandwiches and a quick stop at the Dole Plantation.
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Hawaii Paradise : Hawaii Kings Village
Hawaii Paradise : Hawaii Kings Village
Jerry Brown Travels
Jerry will take us on a tour of two historical towns on the big Island of Hawaii.
Hawi & Kohala are located north of Kailua Kona approximately 50 miles.
Hawi is the birthplace of King Kamehameha1 he was born in 1753 and died in 1819.
King Kamehameha1 was The warrior king that conquered all of the other islands and in doing so created a one government that was able to bring peace to all of the islands.
Hawi & Kohala are two historical towns that were built over 100 years ago to provide for the plantation workers and their families.
Today these two historical towns have been revitalized into a fun vacation destination for tourist who come from all around the world to experience Hawaii's beauty.
You can walk the boardwalks and explore the reconditioned and refurbished old wooden buildings that are now art galleries, gift shops, boutiques, coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, Real estate offices were you can even buy a piece of paradise.
We will visit one of the original schools it also has been revitalized and updated.
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My wife Lori and myself sold our home and our business in 2006 and became the homeless millionaires. Our goal was to travel around the world and
living the good lifeare basic philosophy is travel first class in coach.
. We have enjoy our world tour of 35 countries in the last 25 years. In 2012 we returned back to the big Island of Hawaii and bought a small cottage. We are now using Hawaii as our home-base as we travel to other countries 6 to 8 months a year.
We have been asked by our friends to start this YouTube channel blog to share our experience and give some tips on budget travel.
See our YouTube channel.
To all of our friends around the world keep doing what you do it is appreciated by all.
Thank you Jerry and Lori Brown
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Celebrating the birthday of Kamehameha the Great. This is the lei draping ceremony at the Kamehameha Statue in front of Aliʻiolani Hale and ʻIolani Palace on King Street in downtown Honolulu (06/11/2014). Music accompanying the event is Hawai'i Pono'i, the state song and former national anthem of Hawaii.
Mo'okini Heiau
Temple on the north tip of Hawai'i.
500 AD