Lake Waiau Shrine by sharky_
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Lake Waiau Shrine: One of two shrines at Lake Waiau. On this shrine is a weaved lei made from Ti leaf. There is also a white coral rock to symbolize the ocean. Also, money was placed under the rocks. But the Hawaiian word is "KAPU" (meaning sacred, keep out, no trespassing, leave it alone). From the ocean to heaven, Mauna Kea arose and thus the Birth of Hawaii began. I'm not sure what that number at bottom right is for??? Aloha and thank you for viewing
Comments (19)
nongo
Looks like a date 1892 or 1842?? Wonder what happened that year??? Very interesting shrine. It looks like rope insence to me??? Excellent find!!!! ;)
cynlee
good to see traditions kept intact :]
DJB
Looks just great with those textures.My kind of image!
vlaaitje
wow, this is cool....
Cosme..D..Churruca
Very interesting Errol ! Amazing capture.
chantal-france
Very impressive testimony of old visitors :)) Beautiful story too :)) thanks :)
soulofharmony
beautiful clarity of shot and a wonderful spiritual piece.. beautiful...:)..excellent photography.... l hear the volcano is very active in hawaii at the moment.. be safe ...
Tedz
Nice Narration to go with this bit of Heritage. Aloha....I notice much of the Language is similar to Maori...here "Tapu" is the equivelent of Your "Kapu"
sharky_
Interesting Tedz. In the older Hawaiian language, they used T instead of K. Tapu is a match of the two language. Thanks for sharing. Aloha
Punaguy
Somebody went through a lot of work to make this shrine....it's cemented together. At that altitude just standing around is work...Nice find here Sharky! Aloha to you!
marybelgium
this is cool ...well done !
sossy
a wonderful and sharp cultural impression! interesting and contrastful! ;o)
moonfish
Wonderful combination of textures and colors and a sense of timelessness....
Akinom
A wonderful find, Errol! Excellent capture! Those textures are great!
ebsmooth
very cool! nice that you captured the date in there! outstanding capture!!!!
logiloglu
a fascinating sculpture and story. impressive shot !!!!!!!!! ALOHA !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!
tvernuccio
Wow! What an incredible find, Errol!!!! I sooooo much love this photo!!! I've always loved rocks and stones, as well as burial sites. i know it sounds a bit morbid, but well, i've always found stuff like this really fascinating. I would love to know the history of the person this shrine is for. Obviously, that person was cared for very much! Perhaps the date is the year the person died. i would like to know! This is a verrrrry special image, and it's a helluva fantastic image!!! high 5's and vote!
Silly_Sue_1
Oh, I love your images of Hawaii! My daughter and I were just drooling at all of them. We miss visiting Hawaii and may visit there again real soon. It is so awesome there. I miss it. LOL Lovely photography! ALOHA
TwoPynts
Great shot and thanks for the background! Maybe it is the year the first white man found the shrine?