A Legend of O'ahu - Laie, HI
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ODragon
N 21° 38.905 W 157° 54.853
4Q E 612354 N 2394305
Quick Description: A marker placed by an eagle scout.
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 5/22/2009 1:19:39 PM
Waymark Code: WM6ENR
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Long Description:This is an Eagle Scout Project by Mark Lee James, BSA troop 226 in
2000.
From the marker:
Laniloa The Mo'o
A Legend Of O'ahu
This point of land that extends out into the ocean is called
Laniloa according to legend. This peninsula was originally a "Mo'o"
or giant lizard standing upright ready to kill any intruder.
After Kana, a legendary warrior and his brother had rescued
their mother from Mokoka and had taken her back to Hawaii. Kana set
out on a journey to kill all the Mo'o in the islands. In time, he
arrived in Laie where the Mo'o had been killing many people. Kana
easily defeated the Mo'o taking its head, he copped it into five
pieces and flung them into the ocean. The pieces of the lizard's
head can still be seen today as five small islands lying off-shore.
Their original names were Kihewamoku, Moluaaniwa, Pulemoku,
Malualai and Keauakaluapaaa.
Source: "Hawaiin Legends" by William Rice
Bishop Museum Bulletin Honolulu, HI 1923