About Pukaʻōmaʻomaʻo
Also referred to as Pukaʻōmaʻo, or “green opening” in reference to Kaʻahumanu’s home having green shutters.Also refered to as Pukaʻōmaʻo, or “green opening” in reference to Kaʻahumanu’s home having green shutters.
It is said that one of Kahinu nui Kaʻahumanu’s summer residences was located here; her house sat atop a small knoll that overlooked the valley. Moʻolelo tell of the place’s beauty and the flourishing crimson ʻōhiʻa grove in her backyard.
Some stories of this ʻāina tell of the place’s beauty and the flourishing crimson ʻōhiʻa grove in her backyard.
How to observe the site
- Location: Kumuone/Loulu St. Jct. (approx. possible location per Hoʻokuleana LLC Cultural Surveys.)
- Access: Not a place to “visit” >> Area in Upper Mānoa with homes built over site; can drive by
Sources for the information
- Sterling, Elspeth P., and Catherine C. Summers. Sites of Oahu. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press, 1993.
- Woolsey, Maka. A Walk Through Old Mānoa, oral history circa 1930. Kelsey Collection, Hawaii State Archives.