The History & Legends of Moku'ula, Lahaina

This one-acre island was once the seat of Maui’s royalty and the home of King Kamehameha the Third. It sat in the middle of a freshwater pond that was the dwelling place of a mo’o goddess. Now it sits beneath a baseball park. Today, Mysteries of Hawaii brings you to Moku’ula in Lahaina, Maui.
00:58 - The King’s Home
02:33 - Burials
06:38 - Kihawahine
07:55 - A County Ballpark
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[@HoneyBadger80886]

#SacredLand Keep Hawaiian Lands in Hawaiian Hands . #Lahaina

[@corine422]

I pray the State returns Moku'ula to its original glory, remove that baseball field and try to build back the royal resting place and the pond. The state "desecrated a sacred site" and destroyed the burial sites of some of Hawaii's Royalty. I don't understand how these things happen in today's world, but I'm sure there's a legal remedy if fought in a court of law. Very disappointing/heartbreaking. Mahalo for this video.

[@jason_108]

Just read that the actual statue of Moku'ula has been in some museum in Germany for a century or so.

[@MysteriesofHawaii]

Yes, the idol of the mo'o goddess, Kihawahine, has been in the possession of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin since the late 1880s.

[@HoneyBadger80886]

Give it back.

[@littleladyd1009]

​@@MysteriesofHawaiiI hope with this tragedy, you all demand your land to be Restored & given back to the Hawaiian People!!! ❤❤❤

[@littleladyd1009]

​@@MysteriesofHawaiidemand for the idol to be returned!!!

[@Liz11679]

Ke akua pōmaikaʻi iā ʻoe

[@goukhanakul]

The fresh water spring from the old ponds is still there under the parking structure under 505 and lahaina shores constantly being pumped out into the ocean from flooding the parking structure.

[@sandramorey2529]

I attended ceremony there maybe a decade or more ago with Leiohu Ryder and Auntie Mahi Poipo'e. There was a lot of oli and ceremony in Olelo Hawaii. About 30 people in attendance, mostly kanaka maoli. It was very moving.

[@scarletgen]

🙏💔 Praying for Lahaina and All of Hawaii

[@Yabroproductions33]

Uncle Kawika used to tell us of terraforming giants in olden days on Maui, thanks for the memories unks, there was more truth in your stories then we could have imagined at the time. RIP

[@reneemoreno8030]

Aloha The world is watching...now is the time for Hawaiians to gather and unify and come together to rebuild their sacred and deeded lands. Stay strong Lahaina and all of Maui and Hawaii, herjuice s homing. Mahao nui loa🙏🤙✌👍🏝💜

[@CarolAnnBarrows]

I pray that Kihawahine returns to Lahaina and guides the restoration of this Hawaiian homeland.

[@finding_the_fantastical]

Thank you for taking the time to make and share this ❤ many prayers and huge amounts of aloha to the people of Lahaina 🙏

[@lawainamaliikapu5673]

Ho'i Kanani Moku'ula....Mahalo❤

[@jason_108]

Beautiful video. Thank you. It would be beautiful to see Moku'ula & other long buried sites revived. A Kanaka led new Lahaina. True that her statue is in a German museum?

[@caffeineaddict8929]

Oh my watching from Alabama.Surprised this is on daytime.👍Hoping October will have obake pics, vids, & stories for the whole month😉Love you and your stories.👍🥰

[@MysteriesofHawaii]

Definitely more to come!

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Time to restore Lahaina to pre plantation state.

[@christopherturco197]

I enjoyed this history lesson of Moku'ula. I had heard of it before and how it had been buried and eventually turned into a ballpark, but never knew the details. I was disappointed that the audio was distorted, making it hard to hear and understand your accounting of the history. Is there a way that we your followers could help you to upgrade your equipment to remedy this technical issue? I love your content and would be delighted to help you to improve the quality of your videos in this way. (I think this is the only thing that is lacking in your content.)

[@pakababy3710]

Since Lahaina has endured the horrific fires, now would be the time to return Moku`ula to its original freshwater pond. Pono.

[@gersonhay984]

I Agree.

[@jasonyagi2011]

One item: Our people in Hawai’i do not need ‘Americans’ to come here to get us to be “saved”. Our people can and should learn from our history to step into what all of this teaches us. Hawai’i Stand Tall without shame and with pride!

[@koabradley]

You did an absolute incredible job making this video! I’m so inspired by you and thankful you did this story! Big fan and now subscribed

[@pwnytale8799]

LAND BACK

[@hori166]

Please read, "Mokuʻula, Maui’s Sacred Island" and "Moku‘ula: The King’s Island" for another perspective. The author, P. Christiaan Klieger worked on the initial excavation in 1992 with the Bishop Museum. It's interesting that he is never acknowledged for his contributions.

[@celestetanodra9283]

I wouldn’t hold my breath on it. You can count on the State 2 do more of what they’ve been doing erasing HAWAIIAN HISTORY & CULTURE. 😢

[@scarletgen]

🙏💔

[@damadafknrio]

Hooo. You don't know da half ovit.

[@sweetccnz3338]

I pray the backdraft of this "wildfire" of TRUTH...burns the corrupt contracts, deeds and schemes to ashes.... this is Sacred Land ...

[@brocanic1]

Cherray!

[@xaussiex71]

Aloha, I have an idea the FBI and FEMA have gps and cctv data. People can do this too! Where the missing children could be found is by the school busses that took kids home on the day of the fire, as all kids where ordered to take busses home, which buses? They did not go home independly. Who ordered this? Who drove those buses? Can anyone in Lahaina account them, please to find the missing, Bus and phone last contact, phone of missing will be found where their phones turn off, Find my phone, Bus GPS etc, all GPS! If you know their phone number, find their last location. Also, who orered kids to leave school by busses? Where did they go! Please share or tell savy techy hackers to find numbers gps locations and routes till turned off, ordered school pick routes, public transport gps, steet cams, private car gps, Police gps locations routes, Fire trucks. CCTV HOMES, BOATS BUSINESSES. Be open minded,Get school bus gps route data.. Get it all. Check uploaded clouds security cctv .. . Good luck. Aloha.

[@jason_108]

Many also walked home. I'm curious if you are a Maui resident or off island. The stories & conjecture floating around are getting weirder by the day.

[@corirodriquez2889]

I thought it was said they never went to school that day. Which is strange, did they take the buses so they wouldn’t have to participate in helping to bus people out or around after the fires? Did they hide the buses? Did they take the buses so they didn’t have to participate in distributing supplies? Did they traffic children? The buses were seen leaving before the fire or before the fire reached the area where they were parked. Also the area where they were parked wasn’t even burnt, yet everything around that lot was rubble. Who was driving those buses and where are they located now? They mayor and everyone involved really messed with the time line as far as cutting all reception small fires randomly spread out. WEF CRIMINALS, really didn’t do a good job of hiding anything. So much more happened and will be coming forth😂

[@jason_108]

@@corirodriquez2889 kids went to school & were let out early due to the 1st fire. Honestly... the mystery solving game via suspicious conjecture (trafficking, etc..) is not based in much reality. All your questions have very simple answers. Key is to not be attached to one conclusion lest you be drawn into cognitive dissonance & confirmation bias. I feel what is WAY more important than raising suspicion is raising donations for locals. The theories are a distraction imo. Please donate & inspire others to do so. It all helps.

[@hadenandjaedenhj5988]

Z

[@sweetccnz3338]

Amen🙏

[@MaddyKing-rq9nt]

Make the LORD Jesus Christ first in your life. Pray, pray,pray, the LORD is waiting to hear your prayers. Keep his commandments. And he will answer your cries. Ask for Mercy, his holy sprit, and to fill you with his fire.

[@YahushuaMyAll]

AMEN!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏PRAYING FATHER REVEAL THE TRUTH TO ALL PEOPLE, NATIONS, TRIBES & TONGUES!! REPENT! YeHoVaH is a jealous GOD and no one gets to the FATHER except through YESHUA/JESUS the MESSIAH & KING. ALL PRAISE & LGORY to YeHoVaH!! 🌈💝🙌🙌👑🙌🙌💝🌈THE KING IS COMING for a PURE & SINLESS BRIDE!! PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE KING OF KINGS!! HALLELU~YAH!!

[@NDSMD]

I bet all of Hawaii is disarmed

[@jason_108]

In what way? If you're referring to guns not even close. Hunting wild boar is something many many locals do & are often collectors. That's just the hunters. Did I win the bet?

[@kawikadavid8958]

Shame on that man Linda Lingle he was a lousy governor.

[@user-yt8nu2vd4t]

Red yellow green and black also represent the 4 colors of the GOOD RED ROAD, the way of life in the SOUTH WEST INDIAN cultures. COINCIDENCE?, I doubt it is! Db

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

Take back your islands, Hawaiians. Recede from the US. Kick the military off the island.

[@MomiVentura]

We’ve been killed, arrested and burned for doing so. No lawyers will take any cases.. Hawaiians were taxed without representation. Evil has their wicked grasp on Hawai’I but we will still fight the fight. The Hawaiian Kingdom s In Exile..

[@kanakaoiwi1609]

Impossible to "Recede" from the US as Hawai'i has not been ceded to the US to begin with. But I understand your stance and intention.

[@tolt1776]

Or just run for office and make a Hawaiian government in Hawaii...pretty simple

[@tolt1776]

​@MomiVentura well, if all the activists ran for local government, mayor, governor etc it would he a Hawaiian government in Hawaii, but everyone just complain and vote for the same rich white and Asian democrats with aloha print shirts.

[@jeffclark5371]

Repent an believe the gospel of God's Son Jesus. Jesus Saves, nothing else an Noone else