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The Menehune are smart and strong mythical dwarf people of Hawaiian folklore. The legends tell us that the Menehune built temples and fishponds, loved to sing and dance, and shot arrows from magical bows to make people fall in love.

Menehune, Hawaiian Leprechauns

April 5, 2020 Dennis Gregory Comments 0 Comment

Lose your keys, it’s the Menehune. Can’t find your purse? The Menehune stole it. If you can’t find something, they took it. Stealing little things is part of their rascally nature. When you eventually find what you lost, it’s them giving it back to you. So who are these Menehune? Picture elves dressed in Hawaiian Ti-leaves between 6 inches and 2 feet tall, very smart, strong and skilled in building things with rocks. That’s the ancient, mythical Hawaiian dwarf called…

The Legend of Naupaka

February 9, 2020 Dennis Gregory Comments 11 comments

It’s the Legend of Naupaka [nau-‘pa-ka], a beautiful Hawaiian Princess. Naupaka fell in love with a fisherman named Kaui [‘kau-i]. Over the years, the legend has been told in different ways, but the ending has always remained the same. One version of the story goes like this. Long ago in Hawaii, the beautiful Princess Naupaka, who lived high in the mountains, came down to walk along the beach. Many say she lived on the island of Kauaʻi [kau-‘a-i]. She had…