The Trees of Waipio Valley
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
The Trees of Waipio Valley
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Waipiʻo Valley is a valley located in the Hamakua District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. "Waipiʻo" means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language. It was the capital and permanent residence of many early Hawaiian aliʻi (kings) up until the time of King ʻUmi. A place celebrated for its nioi tree (Eugenia reinwardtiana) known as the "Nioi wela o Paʻakalana" (The burning Nioi of Paʻakalana). It was the location of the ancient grass palace of the ancient kings of Hawaii with the nioi stands. Kahekili II raided Waipiʻo in the 18th century and burned the four sacred trees to the ground.A steep road leads down into the valley from a lookout point located on the top of the southern wall of the valley. The road gains 800 vertical feet (243.84 m) in 0.6 miles (0.9 km) at a 25% average grade, with steeper grades in sections. This is a paved public road but it is open only to 4 wheel drive vehicles. It is the steepest road of its length in Hawaii and possibly the world.Therefore, this lush and beautiful valley is is difficult to access and many people get lost - some of them on purpose!
Uploaded
August 7th, 2014
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for The Trees of Waipio Valley. Click here to post the first comment.