Nu'uanu...

Last week we had a hula practice with the musicians at a church in Nu'uanu.  

Nu'uanu is the area of Pali Hiway, which connects Honolulu to Kailua/Kaneohe.

 I took a little side trip to drive around this beautiful area.  I hadn't been up

there for a really long time and forgot how beautiful it really is.

Nu'uanu is the site of Queen Emma's Summer Palace.

It was built up there because during the summer, it's much cooler in these uplands

than down in Honolulu.

The Boy Scouts have their headquarters here.

 Nu'uanu  has so many beautiful old houses 

 Nu'uanu Pali Drive is so beautiful...only two lanes and not a lot of cars.  This 

would lead up to the Pali lookout if you continued.  I went the other way and found this...

The most famous area of Nu'uanu is the Pali Lookout.  This is

a site of the last great battle by Kamehameha I.  He drove the warriors

of Oahu up the valley, trapping them at the top of the Pali and driving them

over the side.  After this battle, all of the islands were then united,

There are lots of stories about spirits that live in the Nu'uanu area, mo'o wahine 

(lizard lady).  The one that everyone seems to know about is,

"no pork on the Pali"

don't take any type of pork products on the Hiway or up there... 

Photo of heading back towards town.

Nu'uanu really isn't that far from town, but it's like a whole world away.