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and others who used to go there to fish with permission from the, you know, the McGuire family or the Stillman family, who are up at Puihui. My grand-aunt, Eliza Low, was a schoolteacher at Makalawaena for many, many years in the latter part of the 1800s. She would later marry John McGuire. And her great, great great granddaughter is sitting right here as chair of this meeting today. So we have a long connection with this land. Because of that fact, it seems that ever since a person by the name of Slim Tyler, he was a newcomer to Kona who loved to hike and he took a hike along that coast, and then he wrote an article in the West Hawaii paper talking about the beauty of Kua Bay. And ever since then, it has been referred to by the County, the State and everything else as Kua Bay. Prior to that was always Maniniowali, although on the map, the old map, shows that. But IÓd like to say why I would like this place named Maniniowali. We have a wonderful legend about the place which I would like to read. But before I do IÓd like to say Hawaiians are very careful in choosing a name whether for a child, a place or what. And, you know, if you didnÓt do it properly, usually something not so good would happen. I just think of this place called Keauhou Beach Hotel when itÓs in Kahaluu. TheyÓve had nothing but financial trouble. The Kona Lagoon is on the way down. And just to think of a recent project which I was all in favor of but I was shocked when they chose the name, and that is Hokulia. Once they came out with that name, all hell broke loose, floods, lawsuits, everything else. You know, that is they choose a name on a celestial object that does not exist, a star of desire; and thereÓs no such a thing in our heavens. So, you know, youÓve got to be careful with Hawaiian names. ÒCause when you use the wrong name, sometimes pilikia. Hawaiians say maape hewa, someth happen. So IÓd like to read this legend. There is a little bay by the name of Maniniowali, situated between Kukio and Awakee. Incidentally, if you donÓt know what Maniniowali means, itÓs a string of the manini fish. ItÓs just like theyÓre on parade together going across the sand. Okay. The legend of this stone is as, oh, there is a stone in the form of a woman imbedded in the sand at the edge of the beach which also bears the name Maniniowali. The legend of this stone is as follows: There were two families living along these lands by the sea and they were neighbors. A son was born to one family and he was named Uluweoweo and his home was at Kukio. A daughter was born the same day to the other family and she was named Maniniowali, and her home was at Maniniowali Bay. The parents of their birth decided them, I mean, declared them betrothed. They grew to manhood and womanhood. He was fine in form and face, and skilled in the sports of men of those times. The girl was very beautiful, according to the old Hawaiian type, round and full in form in fe came for , which means announcement of betrothal, the great preparations hoopalau were made for a large feast. The day before the announcement wh ready, Uluweoweo, the young man, was suddenly taken ill. The ce 9