Kaula

KA'ULA ISLAND

KA'ULA: Kane-ne'ene'e (Kane moving along). A famous place of Kane.
(Kamakau 1976:5)

HISTORY

Earliest name of Kaula was Kaulana-ula. Kaula is 19 miles to the southwest of Ni'ihau. it is a small, rocky islet and the highest point is 550 feet. The channel between Niihau and Kaula is called Kaho'omoa.

Ka'ula's area is between 108 to 136 acres. The United States Coastguard operates an automatic beacon on the islet.. Living on Ka'ula are approximately 15 species of plants and seabirds, mainly terns and boobys. Ni'ihauans went to Kaula to catch birds and gather large olivine dunites*for making sinkers.

(*dunite is a kind of rock formed in a volcano (igneous)

PLACES

There were allegedly 3 Heiau on Kaula: Ka-halau-loa, Ka-unu and Pohaku-pio. These temples were located directly above the cave of Ke-ana-o-ku.

Before one scales the islet of Kaula, one must pay respect to Kuhaimoana. Then one walks up the cliff by stepping on the large opihi shells, Ke-ala-a-ka-opihi.

Place Names: A word: This is a list with no maps and no references.

Ka-ho'o-moa	Ka-huku	Kane-ne'ene'e
Ke-ahu	Ke-ala-a-ka-opihi	Ke-ana-noio
Ke-ana-o-ku	Ke-awa-iki	Ko-ekeeke
Kumu-koa	Maio	Mana-hua
Nehoa	Pali-a-Kane	Pa-pala
Wai-ula	[Moses Keale]

WORDS

Ekeeke is the name of the west wind of Kaula

Proverbs and sayings:

'Ai la 'oe i ka manu o Kaula
You then rule the birds of Kaula
[The ruling domain of the Kaua'i hero Kawelo.]

Pua ea ka manu o Kaula i ke kai
The birds of Kaula die at sea. [Do not wander too far from home lest you be destroyed].

Ena aku la manu o Kaula
The birds of Kaula are wild
[Speaking of a shy person].

'Aina o Kaula i ke komohana hoa paio no ke Konahea
The Island of Kaula lies to the west an opponent of the Konahea winds.

Ailana o Kaula i ka mole olu home pohai mau ana manu .
The island of Kaula is the ancestral home of the birds.

Eia Kaula leo la, he waimaka, aloha mai o Kaulanaula
Here is the voice and tears of Kaula, welcome to Kaulanaula.

[Pukui,Olelo Noeau]