May 17, 2012
Iao Valley
The Hawaiian god Kāne is considered to be the procreator and the provider of life. He is associated with wai (fresh water) as well as clouds, rain, streams and springs. Kanaloa, the Hawaiian god of the underworld, is represented by the phallic stone of the ʻĪao Needle.
Kapawa, the king of Hawaiʻi prior to Pili, was buried here. Maui's ruler Kakaʻe, in the late 15th century, designated ʻĪao Valley as an aliʻi burial ground. The remains were buried in secret places. In 1790, the Battle of Kepaniwai took place there, in which Kamehameha the Great defeated Kalanikūpule and the Maui army during his campaign to unify the islands. The battle was said to be so bloody that dead bodies blocked ʻĪao Stream, and the battle site was namedKepaniwai ("the damming of the waters").
Tough Guy
Iao Needle
My Mom and Me
Hanging with Grandma
Hang Loose
Being a boy
Jump!
One night we decided to go watch the sunset over Ma'alaea Bay. This was the beach just down the street from the timeshare in Kihei where we stayed.
me and my hubby watching the sunset.
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