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MAKAIHUWA\u2018A<\/strong><\/p>\n At night, the menehune fisherman of Hanalei paddled their wa\u2018a (canoes) across the bay. They paddled over the reef out to the ocean fishing grounds to find the deep-sea schools of i\u2018a (fish). They often went so far out that they could no longer see the outline of the island against the night. At these times, they relied on the stars to guide them back to shore. H\u014dk\u016bpa\u02bba, the North Star stayed fixed in the sky. It marked north towards Kauapea and Moku \u02bbAe\u02bbae point. Using H\u014dk\u016bpa\u02bba and the other stars, the canoes loaded with i\u02bba could always find their way home.<\/p>\n When the wa\u02bba were unloaded, their catch of i\u02bba (fish) was added to all of the foods gathered by menehune that night. These foods included p\u0101pa\u02bbi (crab) and wana (urchins) from the inshore reefs and \u02bbuala and kalo from the kula (flatland) fields of the menehune farmers. Their feast also had w\u012b, \u02bbo\u02bbopu and \u02bb\u014dpae (shrimp) fathered from the kahawai (streams) and \u02bbawa dug from the mountain forests. This feast finished each morning before dawn, when all the menehune went indoors to sleep. The rays of the sun turned menehune to stone so none could be caught outside in daylight.<\/p>\n One night, the rain goddess Kahalelehua emptied her rain gourds over the earth, covering the sky with clouds. The brave menehune fisherman braved the high winds and waves and went out to catch i\u02bba. Hours later, they returned with only a small catch. Their chief, who was young but very caring and wise, waited on the beach to meet them. Seeing their hanging heads and shivering bodies, he said, \u201cThis is not a bad catch for a night such as this. We shall dip into our supply of dry fish and there will be enough for all the menehune tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n The fisherman were silent until one brave man spoke up. \u201cCheif, this catch makes us feel ashamed. We couldn\u02bbt paddle out to where the i\u02bba were because the farther we go, the darker it gets. The winds and waves blow us off course. And there are no h\u014dk\u016b (stars) to show us the way home. We could see the island if we waited until daylight. But then we\u02bbd be turned to stone and sink our canoes to the bottom of the sea.\u201d The chief knew that the weather could stay like this for many nights. He told his fishermen, \u201cYou are brave indeed to steer your canoes into this stormy weather to try to find food for our people. We will find a way to help you safely to shore.\u201d<\/p>\n The fisherman took heart at the chief\u02bbs words. They unloaded their catch and stowed the wa\u02bba in the h\u0101lau (house) under the hala trees for the next night. The chief watched them work in the light surrounding his torch-bearers. They had made lamak\u016b (torches) by stringing oily kukui nuts onto niu (coconut) midribs and tying these in bundles to the tops of bamboo poles. When the lamak\u016b were lit, the fire burned each nut in turn, creating thick smoke and bright light. Just then Kahalelehua emptied one of her calabashes. The raindrops put out two of the torches. The night grew darker, but the chief had an idea.<\/p>\n The next night, the chief sent for every menehune who didn\u02bbt have a job farming or gathering food. He instructed these old men and women, young children, and their mothers to make lamak\u016b. He instructed them to gather kukui nuts, strip the midribs from coconut leaves, and cut bamboo. Working together, they made hundreds of lamak\u016b. They then set the torches in the sand along the shore. Lamak\u016b burn for only a few hours, so the chief had them lit in the early morning. This was just before the lawai\u02bba (fisherman) would paddle for home. It was still a cloudy and rainy night, but now a spluttering line of lamak\u016b lit the beach.<\/p>\n When the canoes reached shore, the chief was waiting for them. He asked eagerly, \u201cDid this light help you?\u201d \u201c \u02bbAe,\u201d replied the fisherman, but without much enthusiasm. \u201cWhat\u02bbs wrong?\u201d asked the chief. The same brave fisherman spoke up. \u201cChief,\u201d he said. \u201cThe idea is very good, but the light is too low. We couldn\u02bbt see it far enough to reach the deep sea fishing grounds. The lights need to be raised up higher.\u201d<\/p>\n The chief was puzzled, \u201cHigher? You want us to put the lamak\u016b on top of the coconut trees?\u201d Everyone laughed at the impossible idea. The niu would likely catch fire. They could all burn in one night, wasting a most valuable source of food and much more. \u201cNo,\u201d said the fisherman, pointing to the west. \u201cHigher.\u201d<\/p>\n The eyes of the menehune turned. There was the beach, the line of niu and hala trees, and beyond that the flat kula lands of Hanalei. Behind the plain were the kuahiwi (mountain ridges). The ridges reached high up to the peaks of N\u0101molokama and M\u0101malahoa that ran with waterfalls. Tonight these high peaks were hidden behind clouds and mist. The menehune could only see the lowest ridge, rising above the mouth of Wai\u02bboli Stream.<\/p>\n The next night was even more rainy. Still, the chief gathered together his workers and they again prepared hundreds of lamak\u016b. This time, they hiked the materials to the top of the lowest ridge. They climbed just above the trees, but below the clouds. There, the chief had them hollow out a large, flat platform in full view of the bay.<\/p>\n Just then, it began to rain even harder, with Kahalelehua\u02bbs calabashes gushing down. Seeing that the lamak\u016b would be put out, the chief ordered his people to build a strong roof. He instructed them to make it slope above the platform and build it high so it wouldn\u02bbt burn. No sooner did he give the instuctions, than the work began. One group of menehune cut logs for the frame and beams. Another gathered banana leaves to make a waterproof cover. The lamak\u016b were set in place and lit. The menehune then sent a beacon of light into the dark, stormy night.<\/p>\n A few hours before dawn, in came the canoes, swooping to shore. They rode low on the waves because they were full of i\u02bba. The fisherman beamed and cheered calling, \u201cWe have caught enough i\u02bba for two nights. With this light we can sail far out to sea and find our way back, no matter the weather.\u201d Delighted, the chief ordered that no menehune would work the next night. Instead, it would be spent in games and enjoyment.<\/p>\n And that is how the menehune invented a lighthouse. The platform they had made for the lamak\u016b was named Ma-ka-ihu-wa\u02bba, \u201cat the canoe\u02bbs prow.\u201d The platform is gone now, but the ridge where it sat is still called Makaihuwa\u02bba. To this day, people who sail canoes into Hanalei, see this ridge above Wai\u02bboli muliwai (stream mouth), beckoning their wa\u02bba into land. P\u012bp\u012b holo ka \u02bbao (the story, as always, continues) \u2026<\/p>\n Story adapted with permission from Wichman, Frederick B. Kauai Tales. 1985. Bamboo Ridge Press. 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