Mauna Kea Oral History Appendix - Office of Mauna Kea Management

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Over here
Yes.
[thinking] Nalopakanui.
On the map it was written “Nalopanui” and “Nalopali‘ili‘i.” But Nalopaka is what you
remember
Yes.
Do you think it was named for somebody now or
Gee, I got no idea.
Okay. It’s interesting you know, place names can tell us a story, if we can remember
them.
You know what they’re doing on O‘ahu, my brother was telling me. Anyway, I’m quite
concerned about it. Instead of calling it Mokulua, meaning two islands, they’re calling it
Mokunui. And you know what, they’re calling ‘Anaeho‘omalu, A-Bay. I say, what’s the
matter can’t you pronounce the word ‘Anaeho‘omalu
The guys that are doing their development stuff, they do need to be informed. You know
all of the old kama‘äina, they tell us how important the names are.
Yes.
They bring their little mainland ways down here and doesn’t fit in… Rally, there’s that
yellow flower on here again.
That’s different. You mean the yellow flower
This is the one you and I saw when we were driving along the road. And I said, “What is
that” And you said, “Here’s some more of it.”
Yes.
It’s up here too now, I bet they planted it.
That’s been around long time.
Oh it has
It doesn’t seem to be spreading.
No, I wonder what it is, just a common old yellow flower… [thinking] So Pu‘u Ku‘ikahekili
Pu‘u Ku‘ikahekili, yes. That’s how it’s written on the Kaelemakule map. [opens Register
Map No. 574] Here’s Ku‘ikahekili hill, this is where we are.
Yes.
You look right across to there and see this, it says “Halau o ke Akua.” Very interesting.
Here is ‘Auwaiakeakua, this is where the ‘auwai starts to come in. Here’s Namahae‘elua I
think, hill.
Yes, the two twins.
Nohonaohae down, going down.
Pu‘umahaelua
That’s right, Pu‘u Mahaelua, Namähoe‘elua, Pu‘u Mahaelua. See this Hälau-o-ke-Akua
with the ‘auwai.
Kind of a flat there
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A Collection of Oral History Interviews (HiMK67-050606) A:97