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Waikuna

/ Wai-kuna / Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Pool in the Wailuku River above Rainbow Falls, Hilo, Hawaiʻi, believed the home of Kuna (freshwater eel), a moʻo who tried to kill Māui's mother, Hina, who lived in a cave below the falls. Kuna threw a rock to dam the river and drown Hina. Hina called to Māui for help; he poured hot water into Kuna's home. They fought and Kuna was beaten to death and thrown over Rainbow Falls. Literally, eel water.

  • References:
    • Westervelt, n.d.:100.

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