Mauna Kea Oral History Appendix - Office of Mauna Kea Management

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No, usually all year round.
All year round
Yes.
‘Cause here get rain yeah
Yes. Way back had lot of pänini in here, cactus, you know. The cattle used to live on the
cactus.
Yes. Even like home Näpu‘u with the ‘ohana there, more dry, they would go out get the
pänini, burn ‘em and the pipi could eat ‘em.
Yes, that’s right. But here, we had so much pänini, they eat the young ones, and the fruit.
Yes. So that’s Pu‘u Holoholokü there, where they’ve been quarrying.
Yes.
That little hill further back. Do you know the name of that
They call ‘em Pu‘u ‘Ula‘ula.
Oh, that’s Pu‘u ‘Ula‘ula
Yes.
Oh yes, I see that name on old maps. I guess the old route that you were talking to me
about before, from Waimea, used to run out through there
Yes.
And up to Waiki‘i
Waiki‘i, yeah.
One section would cut off and go
Go to Makahälau.
Makahälau, and go mauka. I guess you could connect to Kemole and go across too
Yes.
It must be something, riding out on this land in those days.
Yes.
Was it more forested than this, were there more trees
No.
Pretty much like this
Yes.
Out here could you folks still find things like köko‘olau or stuff like that
Not in the lower area but on the pu‘us, get.
You folks use that köko‘olau
For tea.
Tea. Good medicine
Yes.
Eh, look going rain mauka. I guess the weather is really different now than before.
Oh, yes. Right now this is our rainy season.
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