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Keolonhihi would not exist. And, so, the idea of the ruling chiefess and her
<br />responsibility to the maintaining that particular bloodline brought about the Keolonhihi
<br />area. And, so, both of them went hand-in-hand. One should not exist without the other
<br />or vice-versa or could not exist without the other successfully; and in order for it to be
<br />successful, you have to have all of those components.
<br />M. ROY:For your reference, IÓm going to point out behind you a m
<br />weÓve been using -. Just right behind you, Aunty Pua, is this map of the bay and the
<br />entire area, the subject property right here in terms of the whole ahupuaÒa. Kaumalumalu
<br />here, as you say, means what, Aunty Pua?
<br />KANAHELE:Means to buffer, to protect, to put upon protection.
<br />M. ROY:In earlier testimonies in our Contested Case, elders have talked
<br />about the actual -. Let the record show, IÓm pointing to Exhibit, Klana Huli Honua
<br />Exhibit 9 of the ahupuaÒa maps. There has been earlier testimony about how, thanks to
<br />the recordation of Tutu Naluahine, along with Henry Kekahuna, that this whole area
<br />needs much more study. Did you recommend more study be done in your report?
<br />KANAHELE:I recommended more studies to be done especially for the
<br />Keakealawahine area in its becoming the, and it becoming part of the greater, at that time,
<br />Keolonhihi area. And one thing I strongly recommended is that the place not only be a
<br />part but to have some kind of very fundamental function of maintaining a genealogical -.
<br />What you call the kind of place where they put the stuff at?
<br />M. ROY:Archives.
<br />KANAHELE:Archives, thank you, maintaining a genealogical archives Òcause
<br />thatÓs what its purpose was. And, so, there would be, you know, there would be nothing
<br />more natural than doing that and in its particular place, and not so much the way in
<br />Honolulu or some place like that thatÓs kind of artificial. This would be a more natural
<br />place to have it. That was my recommendation.
<br />M. ROY:In your mind, is there much more to learn about this area?
<br />KANAHELE:Oh, thereÓs much more to learn about the area, thereÓs much more
<br />to learn about the purpose, why they picked that particular area. ItÓs not really clear but
<br />they donÓt just pick any area. The land itself has to have some kind of mana imbued in it
<br />for them to pick the land. So itÓs not so much that you go over
<br />letÓs have this land, and this land, and this land.Ñ ItÓs the land that calls you to it and say,
<br />okay, this is where youÓll have it. And, so, again, it has to do with it being open, being
<br />ready, being mature, being, going through dream states, and things like that to come to
<br />decisions about you and the land coming together. And that was the purpose of kahunas
<br />and to be able to be open to that kind of thing. And, so, you know, you have this land
<br />that has the big Luakini Heiau on, that didnÓt have a Luakini Heiau, that wasnÓt the
<br />purpose of it. Its purpose was to keep the bloodline going. This Luakini area, its purpose
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