MOKAUEA, KEʻEHI,KONA,OʻAHU
He Kai Ka ʻAnae Ko Keʻehi
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LOKO PUʻUONEA loko puʻuone is and isolated shore fishpond named for a puʻuone (a sand dune or heap of sand) that holds water in the pond. the water in the loko puʻuone was braking (wai kai); this meant it was part salt water and part fresh water. Fresh water flowed into the ponds from springs or streams. Salt water flowed in through an opening called an ʻauwai kai. Hawaiians dug the ;auwai kai to connect the pond to the sea. They built a mākāhā (sluice grate) at one end of the ditch. Small fish swam into the pond through openings in this grate. When the fish got bigger, they couldn't fit through the mākāhā. These trapped fish were caught for food. Some of the loko puʻuone were for makaʻāinana (commoners). Others were built for the aliʻi (chiefs). A loko puʻuone is the same system that can be found on Mokauea.
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LOKO UMUUmu (heap of rocks) are small underwater "houses" that trap fish. Hawaiians made these traps by piling stones loosely into a mound. Seaweed grew on the surface of the stones and that attracted the fish. Water flowed through the umu and the fish would hide inside. Women caught fish by placing a woven net over the opening on one side while shaking a palm frond or stick along the other opening. The fish inside the umu would swim away from the stick or palm and into the net. Umu were not permanent fish traps. People today still use this method to trap fish.
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Kimona and Makaliʻi
Kimona was a man who had quite the reputation in the valley, for he was quite friendly with manō, sharks. One manō in particular was his friend, Makaliʻi was his name. Makaliʻi was known to live in the channel waters of Moanalua and he too had a reputation for fighting off marauding and hungry manō who attempted to come through the reef and into the waters where iʻa were more abundant. Many stories circulated these two. Kimona was acknowledged as a kahuna who bore a strange fin like mark on his back, stamping him as the shark-man. This man was more than human, he rode sharks and fed them by laying offerings in underwater caves where manō lived. Makaliʻi was beloved by the people of Moanalua and Kalihi, for he would swim up stream far into the valley to Keanakamanō, the cave of the manō, and the people would care for him and feed him. In return, Makaliʻi continued to protect the kamaʻāina, natives of the land, from hungry, man-eating sharks from afar. |
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