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2.Background <br /> IIAW.111 I I R1tt FOl Y Ht {VI V <br /> � t 11 A lAri1 i I <br /> F / - ... --..w.e.w....... " <br /> Kapala`alaea 1 <br /> • .-j. Kapala`alaea 2 <br /> } North Kona <br /> •- <br /> .. t " South Kona <br /> � t <br /> Project arca <br /> 1 Y ,... <br /> ...... M A U N A LOAA • <br /> �" „—.. - e <br /> • <br /> VOIr <br /> Figure 7.Hawaii Registered Map No. 2060 by J.M.Donn(1901) showing project area in Kapala`alaea 2nd,North <br /> Kona District,Island of Hawaii. <br /> While Kona is celebrated for its abundant `opua, it is also lauded in oral traditions for its tranquil waters and <br /> delightful climate. The famous saying"Ke kai malino o Kona" refers to the district's calm seas (Pukui 1983:186). <br /> Another saying, "Kona i ke kai ma`oki`oki" speaks of the innumerable streaks of color observable on Kona's ocean <br /> surface(Pukui 1983:199).The consistently pleasant weather and tranquil waters are often used to depict the traits and <br /> mannerisms embodied by Kona's native inhabitants. Such references are found in the following `olelo no'eau: <br /> '0 ko Kona mau no ia o ka la`i. <br /> Calm is typical of Kona. <br /> Said of a person from Kona who is always poised and calm(Pukui 1983:269) <br /> Pili aloha o Kona, ho`oipo i ka mdlie. <br /> 12 CIA for the Ld'Ipala Makai Planned Unit Development,Kapala`alaea 2,North Kona,Hawai i <br />