Anahulu Hoʻonui 6/14-6/23/2026

Aloha mai kākou, 

I kēia anahulu kākou e hoʻomanaʻo mai ana i ka moʻolelo no Hale Hawaiʻi. I ka wā ma mua i kupu aʻe ai ka limu i ka ʻili o ka pōhaku o kēia wahi. Eia ua moʻolelo pōkole nei mai ka puke ʻo Building a Rainbow i paʻi ʻia i ka makahiki 1983: 

The rock was piled in an area just east of Hawaii Hall and covered almost an acre, with rock piled five feet high. The rock was sold to builders and contractors for ten cents a wagonload. The “moss rock”-rock that had lichen growing on it-was, according to William Meinecke (second graduating class, in 1913), considered high class material and sold for twenty-five cents a load,” and used for buildings. The ordinary rock was transported to Honolulu Harbor for use as ballast for the ships. 

English Description: 
This week we are remembering stories and histories about Hawaiʻi Hall. In the times before today, moss and lichen grew upon the surface of the stones of this area. Here is a brief story from the book Building a Rainbow, published in 1983. 

He Noʻonoʻo No Kēia Anahulu: 

He pilina kā ka pōhaku a me ka limu, e like me nā hoaaloha. ʻO wai kou hoaaloha e pili iho ai e like me ka pōhaku a me ka limu? There is a relationship between the stones and the moss and lichen, almost like they are good friends. Who might be a friend of yours who always sticks with you like moss on a stone?