Brave, athletic, strong, passionate, caring and centered in
herself, I saw her as a forerunner of the modern woman. It was a tremendous
gift to be given the opportunity to visit the cave where she was born. It took the entire crew of six members of the
Hana Canoe Club to paddle me to her birthplace.
We pointed the tip of the outrigger into the oncoming waves that sloshed
over the bow and paddled through the foaming surf to the protected shallow
waters lapping at the lava rocks beneath the cave where she was born. I climbed
the jagged black lava to a path that led to a large opening with two
indentations big enough to accommodate a human. Her mother enjoyed a lovely view of Hana Bay
and the green mountains floating on the horizon. Offerings of flowers were
placed in front of the openings. Before leaving I floated in the waters at the foot
of her cave considered to be healing by those who come here for sacred
ceremonies.
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| Chiefess Ka’ahumanu |
. While Ka’ahumanu was still a baby her parents fled from Hana to Hawai’i to the Big Island where they lived in royal comfort. Wai-nani,A Voice from old Hawai’i my historical novel (1750-1819) is inspired by the life of the precocious Chiefess Ka’ahumanu. To some she is remembered as the” loving mother of the people” and to others she is the “flaw that brought down the chiefdom.”
Written With Warm Aloha In the Name of Ka’ahumanu-Linda Ballou
www.LindaBallouAuthor.com
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