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When the Maui Eldorado was being built, Eric Jacobsen unearthed two very large stones, both of which are historic in Hawaiian legends. One is Moemoe, who was turned to stone by the demi-god Maui in a fit of pique over Moemoe’s insults. The man’s name is the hawaiian for sleep and it is said that his influence is exerted over all of those who stay at Maui Eldorado, making them sleep loudly.
    
The other rock is known as « Pohaku Wahine o Manua » and it also has a history that is vaguely connected with sleep , possibly because of its close proximity to Moemoe.
    
From Thrum’s Hawaiian Annual for 1909 we learn about Wahine o Manua in an article about Halulukoakoa Heiau.Here it is :
Halulukoakoa, a coral structure, is famed traditionally as having given shelter to Wahine o Manua, a very beautiful young woman who fled from her husband in consequence of constant ill treatment. Regardless of the rigid kapu of the heiau(s) against women being allowed within their sacred walls, shed hid herself therein and watched those searching for her . On their departure she ventured forth and on reaching the road an pueo owl god appeared to her as guardian and guide, and led the pursued girl by the clapping of its wings, thru the brush till she reached the large stone mauka of Kekaa, Kaanapali (this is the hill against which the Sheraton-Maui is built) where it left her and she lay down and slept till morn, when she arose and departed. The stone is now Known as Pohaku o Manua.
The last sentence was quite a lengthy one, but was copied verbatum. The entire story was part of a statement made by an old Hawaiian who had been caretaker of Wailehua for fifty years prior to that time (Wailehua Heiau at Makila, Polanui, Lahaina-Walker Site 6).
So Eric Jacobsen has two interesting stones, both tremendous in size, on which he plans to place descriptive plaques for the edification of all who are attracted to these pohakus.
extraits de:« sites of Oahu », compiled by Elsphet P. Sterling and Catherine C. Summers
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