Aloha
from Maui! What’s the story of the beautiful woman wrapped in leaves on
the cover of our blog? She’s gracing some of our gift boxes and she’s a
part of the deep mythological traction of the Hawaiian islands. The full
story of “The Hidden Beauty” is at the bottom of this post.
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In Hawaiian
mythology, Laʻieikawai (Lāʻi.e.-i-ka-wai) and her twin sister
Laʻielohelohe were princesses, and were born in Lāʻie, Oʻahu.[1]
They were separated
and hidden away from their chiefly father who had all his daughters killed at birth,
because he wanted a first born son. Laʻieikawai was hidden in a cave which was only accessed by diving in pool of water named Waiapuka. Soon it was well known that
someone of royalty resided nearby because of the tell-tale rainbow that graced the sky above her cave dwelling. Her
grandmother Waka secretly tried to smuggle her to Paliuli, Puna, Hawaiʻi island. On the way there others heard of her
beauty and the rumors travelled all throughout the islands. Aiwohikupua, a chief from the island of Kauaʻi decided he would pursue her. At her home in
Paliuli, Laieikawai was attended by supernatural birds such as the 'i'iwi
polena. It is said she could float on the wings of the birds. While
other royalty in Hawai'i had mere feather capes and cloaks, Laʻieikawai had a house made of the sacred
feathers. After a series of misfortunes, she becomes known as Kawahineliula ("woman of the twilight").
In 1863, S. N.
Haleʻole published the story
of the figure in The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai, the first fictional work
of literature produced by a Native Hawaiian.[2]
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