About Puʻu Pueo
Puʻu Pueo, or “Owl Hill” is a place in Mānoa Valley that is named after the ʻaumakua of Kahalaopuna.
In the moʻolelo, Kahalaopuna is killed multiple times by her jealous husband and each time, she is revived by her owl ancestor who is said to have lived on this hill.
How to observe the site
- Coordinates: 21°18’36.3″N 157°49’01.3″W
- Access: Not a place to “visit” >> Residential hill in Mānoa Valley; can drive by
Sources for the information
- Hawaiian Place Names, (2002), s.v. “Puʻu Pueo,” : Link
- Nakuina, Emma M. Hawaii, Its People, Their Legends. Honolulu, T.H., 1904.
- Sterling, Elspeth, and Catherine Summers. Sites of O’ahu. Bishop Museum Press, 1978.