Description
When a kaikamahine gets lured into the mysterious Honokawailani pond, her worried parents search for her only to discover the secret of the pond that won’t allow the girl to return back home. This legend of Waiau, in the ‘Ewa district of O’ahu, is recalled by the students of Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Waiau through the mo’olelo of beloved Kupuna Sarah Keli’ilolena Lum Chee Konia Nakoa.
This book was written and illustrat-ed by the fourth grade students of Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Waiau during the 2008-2009 school year as a way to learn, preserve and pass on the traditions of the ahupua’a of Waiau. The book includes a bonus CD with an original ‘oli and readings of the mo’olelo.
Kula Kaiapuni ‘o Waiau is located in the land division of Waiau on O’ahu. Waiau was the first Hawai-ian-language immersion school in Hawai’i and founded in 1988 under the Department of Education for grades kindergarten to six. The kula kaiapuni is the Hawaiian-lan-guage strand of this school; there is an English strand under the name Waiau Elementary School.
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