The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-01

more frequent in those days than they
are of late,) and successive Sojourners.
as events and limited space allowed.
Several years later It became the home
stead of the late DR.. L. H. GuIick. and
some years after taking up their mission
work in Japan. 1t fell into the present
owners hands. now absent from the ISL
ands.
But apart from the personal Interest to
the writer, from early associations, Is
the historic and legendary interest con-
nected Herewith. A few hundred feet
| from the house. on a vast rock pile
| still stands a walled enclosure known as
| the heiau of Kukaoo, now overgrown
with lahtana and night blooming cereus.
This old heather temple dates back many
| hundred years. Its erection is credited
4 to the Menehune'S-or class of piSmieS-
but was rebuilt during the reign Of Kua-
| Ill, who wrested Il from them after
! hard fought battle. The Menehune'S
| fort was on the rocky hill. Ulumalu. on
| the opposite side of the road. just above
| Kukaoo. Previous to the battle, they
had control of all upper Manca- After
Kualii obtained possession, he made 1t
| the principal temple fo,t of a system or
| heiaus, extending from mauoki. Puahta
! luna and lalo. Kumuohia. Kaualaa, wal
lele, and one or two other points bets ZEN
Kaualaa and Kuka 90. There were also
, several Muas in the system they con-
troled-Sacred pickcted trench encloS-
ures. and altogether the scene must
! have been one Of prfest-ridden despot-
: ism.
| Kukaoo heiau and hill is connected
| also. in legend. with that of Punahou
Spring, the place where the twin
| brother and sister Kauawaahila and Ka-
uakuahine obtained temporary shelter
| from the persecution of a cruel step
| mother, as shown in the following ex-
tract. THE children went to the
head of Manoa vaney, but were driven
away and told to return to kaala, but
they ran and hid themselves In small
cave the side of the hill of Kukaoo.
whose top is crowned by the temple of
the Menehunes. Here they lived some
time and cultivated a patch of potatoes.
| their food meanwhile being grasshop-
pers and green's. The latter were the
tender shoots of the popolo, aheahea, pa
kai, laulele and potato vines, cooked by
rolling hot stones around among them
in covered gourd. When the potatoes
were fit to be eaten, the brother made
double imu, or oven. having a kapu. or
sacred, side for his food and noa, or
free, side for his sister. The little cave
was also divided in two. sacred and a
free part for brother and sister. The
cave with it's wall of stone dividing 1t
in two was still intact a few years ago.
and the double imu was also to be seen"
1t is evident that Manoa has, for sew
eral generations past, been held in high
esteem by Hawaiians of rank. Kane
hameha the First was no stranger to
the valley, and it early became the
favorite resort of his immediate house
hold and followers. 1t was here that
Queen Kaahumanu lived for a time, and
was moved to, from Honolulu, during
her severe illness in 1882. in hope that
the salubrous ar would prove beneficial
but which terminated fatally June 5th
of that year.
The locality where the good queen pass
ed away shows little evidence now of
ancient royal residence. 1t was situated
well in the valley at place known
Komoawaa; the residence itself beang
called Pukaomaomao, from its green
painted doors and blinds. Puulena. the
old Chinese burial ground, from the year
1S45 situate at the head of the central
road TO the valley, is said to have been
part of Kaahumanus estate.
Boki. the impetuous Governor Of Oahu
of early times, and Haalilio. the associate
of Richards in the Embassy to the United
States, Great Britain and Europe, in
1872 to obtain recognition OF Hawaiian
independence were high chiefs, who held
Manoa In high favor. as also Princess
Victoria, Kanaina, Lunalilo ard Keeli-
kolani. of more recent times, and the
present queen, Liliuokalani
The site OF the various houses that
once sheltered 9aalilio and his retitiuy IS
pointed out gust above the cid Ehu
Homestead Known later as the "Cbliley
Long" premises and. till very entity
part and parCtl of MoptlnoS kaipu
Dairy. Rev. II. Bingham. OF early Ha-
waEan Mission lame Is also referred to
by Old timers as having had residence
adjoining the Haalilio premises. though
his history makes no mention thereof
Pleasant memories arr also revived
among the remaining old IeOple OF the
valley at the bare mention OF the names
of Armstrong RODGERS Clark I'OD'.E
who identified themselves in various wdyJ
with their spiritual and material prog
reSS.
At the foothills just above hs.pu -
the reputed location OF the first coffee
nursery of the islands, also the work of
John Wilkinson. with plants brought by
him in the Blonde, from Rio de JaE ir"
All the shady reCesses and gleuS at the
head Of the valley show evidence. to-
day, of this early agricultural effort, but
tC no DeCuniary or commercial advan-
tage, for it is all neglected and over
grown. The site OF both of these agri-
cultural efforts of Wilkinson was on
land assigned for the purpose bv Boki
to whose enterprise. or wise foresight
Hawaii Is indebted for its subsequent
golden haryests.
At the Oahu College Jubilee. held this
last summer, reference was made to the
gift of Punahou, by Rev. II Bingham,
for college purposes. But there Is a gift
back Of this, which is worthy of note.
not only in connection herewith. but
with this reminiscent sketch also. The
tract known as Puuahou. lying at the
mouth of this valley. wac q gift to Mr.
Bingham, for the mission. by Boki. This
was objected 10 by I.ilha. his wife, who
was a daughter of Hoapili. she claim
ing # as hers, as being a gift from her
father. but he confirming BokiS gift
Liliha's remonstrance ceased. Bok must
have been of a very ImpuIsive. imperious
character. for this was not his only git
Of land whose title vested IN others, as
the Foreign Office and Supreme Court
records give ample evidence.
In this connection, II may be Of inter
est to note that the first recorded in
strument (Which, by the way. is in
French) IN the books of the Registry
Office Of the Hawaiian Government. dat