- Ka'ena Point
- Makua Beach
- Pokai Bay
The hike to the point was longer than i expected. After each turn i expected to see the end, but the path continued on. I definitely did not feel like a goddess while walking. Kumu reminded me that Hi'iaka walked the whole way instead of riding the canoe with her companions. Unbelievable!
Instead of going out to the point we sat on a rock that the spirits jumped off in the mo'olelo. It was very windy almost like the spirits were flying around us. Taking in the history of the place while we read was an amazing feeling.
After a long walk, diving into Makua Beach was refreshing.
While swimming i noticed some rocks forming caves in the bottom of the ocean. I'm not sure if this is true to the mo'olelo, but it reminded me of when Pele kept trying to form craters and water would rush to the surface.
At our final stop, Pokai Bay, we feasted like Ali'i.
Kumu provided for us a meal of luau, sweet potatoes, poi, and poke. I thought this was a cool idea to eat like Hi'iaka did rather than us all bringing our own lunch. The luau was delicious and appropriate to the mo'olelo because it was her favorite food and the cause of her sleeping with a man on her journey and angering Pele. We also ate like ali'i in the aspect that we ate off of wooden plates.
Overall i am grateful that we as a class were able to go on this tour because tours like these aren't offered in Hawaii. WE MADE IT HAPPEN. It was both fun educationally and just fun in general. Hopefully no one got sun burnt!
&&WE ALL MISSED YOU TANIA ! ):
