Waipi'o Valley meaning "The Valley of the Kings". A place on the Big Island that i feel is a very strong, powerful, beautiful, calm and peaceful setting. A place where kings of old once lived. This picture was taken across the river of my papas' lo'i kalo (taro patch) as i've said before in my previous blog about working in "Papas' lo'i kalo".
The moutain/valley towards the back of this image is known as Waima. Not an easily accessible place to get to but very beautiful!
Waipi'o Valley is a very sacred place which holds many stories of the past. Stories about gods and wars, about ali'i (chiefs) claiming their land and also waterfalls that were named after special people and people of both human and animal stature. I grew up listening to these stories from my papa that were passed down from generation to generation, the same stories told over and over, never being modified.
I guess i chose this picture for the week because lately i've been thinking about my childhood days that were spent sitting on a lawn chair for hours, just listening to the amazing and exciting stories being told about Waipi'o Valley.
Everytime i'm back home on the islands, it never fails that i end up visiting Waipi'o Valley a place i call home.
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