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Luahinewai

/ Luahine-wai / WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Seashore area near Kīholo, Kona, Hawaiʻi. It is said that chiefs bathed here in a cool, deep pool and that opening into the pool was a secret cave where bones of ancient chiefs are hidden.

  • Literally, old lady's water (a supernatural moʻo lived here).

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Luahinewai

WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Beach, dive site; pond, Kīholo, Hawaiʻi. Large springfed pond bordered by a small coconut grove adjacent to a black sand beach approximately 600 feet long at the south end of Kīholo Bay. The dive site is off the beach in 15-25 feet of water and consists of black sand, rock patches, and some ledges. Luahinewai was a famous rest stop during canoe voyages along the coast and is mentioned by Samuel Kamakau in Ruling Chiefs of Hawaiʻi and John Papa Ii in Fragments of Hawaiian History. Lit., old woman's water.

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