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might be worthy as an offering, we have collected bits and pieces of history from the rich <br /> landscape, and have woven this lei (history), in hope of honoring the honua ola (bio-cultural <br /> landscape), and those who came before us. <br /> It is our hope that this collection of history will provide Hawaiians, other readers, users and <br /> resource managers with glimpses into the significance of traditions, place- and personal - <br /> names, site and feature descriptions, and examples of the deep cultural attachment Hawaiians <br /> have for this "`aina a ke akua i noho ail" The narratives are important indicators of traditional and <br /> historical knowledge of place—they offer us a number of possible interpretations from the <br /> history and for the landscape which we see today. <br /> There are many individuals—cultural practitioners and authorities—who possess a depth of <br /> knowledge and experiences that we do not possess; also, those who can offer layers of <br /> translation to early Hawaiian language narratives that we cannot. We simply share the cited <br /> narratives as representative of a larger history. As the traditional 'Olel❑ no`eau (wise/instructive <br /> saying) teaches us: <br /> `A`ohe pau ka `ike i ka Mau ho`okahil <br /> (All knowledge is not taught in the same school! <br /> One may learn from many sources)5 <br /> For us. the opening mele also applies to our personal journey, taken while preparing this <br /> collection of histories pertaining to Pele Honuamea and some of the wahi pana of the `aina, <br /> within the boundaries of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It is our hope that the collection of <br /> voices in the traditions and history will further inspire development of knowledge and culturally <br /> responsible management of the honua ola of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. <br /> The closing line of another traditional !Vele Pule No Peles from the collection of Kupuna <br /> Ho`ohila Kawelo offers us hope by stating: <br /> O `imi`imi, o nalowale, o Ioa`a la el <br /> (Seek what has been lost, and it will be found!) <br /> He Wahl Leo Ho`omaika`i— <br /> A Voice Offered in Appreciation <br /> Aloha `oukou a pau (Aloha to all) — <br /> 0 ke Aloha a Kekahi i Kekahi. lwaena a na la apau o ke ala ana ❑ na kupuna ❑ kakou i <br /> hala, kekahi mau mea ano nui loa a kakou e hoomaopopo ae ai, o is no keia mea, o <br /> ke aloha. 0 kekahi mea pookela boa keia iloko a keia ao nei. He lehulehu o na mana <br /> ano nui a ano kupono, ma ka nana aku, i kukuluia malalo o keia uhi o ke aloha.... <br /> [John Wise, editor, Nupepa Kuokoa, Maraki 31, 1922:2] <br /> Aloha for one another. Through ail the days in the lives of our ancestors who have since <br /> passed on, one thing was of utmost importance to them, and that we know is this, aloha. <br /> It is one of the most significant things on all the earth. There are many examples of <br /> Pukui. 1983:203 <br /> G "Hulihia ke au, ne`e talo ke 'a, hulihha i ka mole o ka honua..." Mete from the Collection of Ho`ohila <br /> Kawelo (Kepa Maly, curator). <br /> Draft-Efhnohistorical Study of`Aina within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park <br /> Kumu Pono Associates LLC(working draft ver.Novemer 14,2022) iv <br />