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The Mountains of Hamakua – Pauku Ekolu: Mauna Loa (Part 3)
Posted in The Big Island
We have previously considered the fact that our district stretches far inland, around the mid-level regions of Mauna Kea, across the saddle between that mountain’s summit and to the middle of the summit crater of its giant neighbor, Mauna Loa. … Continue reading
The Mountains of Hamakua – Pauku Elua: Mauna Kea (Part 2)
Posted in The Big Island
In earlier articles in this series we have considered the fact that our district stretches far inland, around the mid-level regions of Mauna Kea, across the saddle between that mountain’s summit and to the middle of the summit crater of … Continue reading
The Mountains of Hamakua – Pauku Ekahi: Kohala (Part 1)
Posted in The Big Island
The part of Hamakua almost everyone tends to think of first, the coastal stretch along the State highway between Hilo and Waipi`o Valley, lies on the flank of Mauna Kea. In earlier articles in this series, though, we have written … Continue reading
Hamakua i ke ala ulili – “Hamakua of the steep trails” – by Mary Kawena Pukui
Posted in Hamakua
From `Olelo No`eau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings, by Mary Kawena Pukui. One of the most interesting ways to learn about the view people in times past had of the land is to hear the stories that have been passed … Continue reading
Ku’u Alo o Hawai’i
Posted in Hiking Tours
“Our precious Hawaiian trails” may seem an odd concept to those who seldom think about trails or who take them for granted. It is a remarkable fact, though, that one of the last acts of the Kingdom of Hawai`i was … Continue reading
Early Visitors to Hamakua – William Ellis
Posted in Hamakua
Most people living in Hawai`i are quite aware of the importance to our island economy of tourism, because more of us work in visitor-related fields than in any other. The draw of visiting tropical islands in the middle of the … Continue reading
Early Visitors to Hamakua – Isabella Bird
Posted in Hamakua
In 1873 an English woman arrived on Hawai`i Island. Her name was Isabella Bird; she shared with an earlier visitor, Rev. William Ellis (the subject of another article on this site) a great curiosity, a friendly and generous attitude, and … Continue reading
Umi-A-Liloa
Posted in Hamakua
fa`Umi-A-Liloa, Ali`i Hamakua Without doubt, the best known Hawaiian in history is Kamehameha I. His fame is due not only to his personal qualities, but as well to the coincidental overlapping of his life-span with the beginning of written history … Continue reading
Battlefield Hamakua
Posted in Hamakua
Hamakua is the ancient district of the Island of Hawai`i in which I have lived since arriving in the Islands in 1973. Following is one of a number of articles I wrote for The Hamakua Times, most intended to enhance … Continue reading