Hale Noho, often built on a stone foundation with rock masonry forming the lower walls.
Above and within this foundation, timbers formed the framework for the upper walls and roof.
The first time we went to Hawai'i, in 2001, you could see Chrysler PT Cruisers everywhere on the island : we had never seen that car before, but found it quite funny... that's why we rented one, as a part of Dany's birthday present !
This rock pinnacle rising 1200 feet from the valley floor is said to be Iao's clandestine lover, captured by her father Mau'i, who turned the lover to stone...
Na wai 'eha, the four waters of Mau'i, were fertile lands : abundant water made this area the largest irrigated agricultural system in Hawai'i, and a major population center in Mau'i. But the landscape began to change with western contact...
