About me
My name is Leina’ala Kahili-Salausa and Iʻm from Nanakuli, Oahu. The name of the wind is called Kaiaulu and the name of one of the rains is called Kehau. Since I come from a valley there were multiple mountains so here are just all of them, Palikea, Haleakala, Mauna Kapu, and Manawahua. One of the mo’olelo I was told as a kid about Nanakuli was the story about Maui and how he slowed down the sun. Mauiʻs mom, Hina, was a kapa maker so after she would finish she would hang them up outside for them to dry up in the sun. But the sun was this mischievous character and he would set early and he shortened the days, so Hinaʻs kapa would never dry at the end of the day. Day after day she would have to bring them in and out until they were dry, Maui saw the stress of his mom and he made up a plan. The next day Maui climbed up Haleakala with his fishhook and started striking at the sun, with each strike he took off the suns strong rays leaving him with only the weak ones. The sun didnʻt like getting hurt so he made a deal with Maui, that he would stretch the days if Maui would leave him alone. And that is why the days are so long. That story always stayed with me because that was one of my hometowns very own story to tell, and itʻs one of the reasons why our mountain is named Haleakala.