CONCERNING KEKAA
Certainly it is a strange thing for this hill to do.
*This was the vicinity of several bloody battles
*Nowhere else is the idea presented of the souls of the lopa -the low farming class- being admitted to the same realm as those of the chiefs. On the contrary, lacking aumakua to aid them, their spirits were doomed to a wandering friendless sphere.
Puu Kekaa and Chief Kahekili
This famous dark lava rock promontory is named Puu Kekaa in Hawaiian which translates as the « rolling hill ». To this day, it is reverred as a sacred spot known as « ka leina a ka uhane »- the place where a soul leaps to eternity.
One of Maui’s most acclaimed high chiefs was Kahekili (ruled circa 1766-1793) who excelled in the game of « lele kawa » or cliff jumping. He gained respect from many warriors for his leaps from Puu Kekaa as most were frightened of the spirits who lived in the area.
extraits de:« sites of Oahu », compiled by Elsphet P. Sterling and Catherine C. Summers