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Menehune Ditch

Pakala Village, Hawaii
· Historical Landmark - Territory of Hawaii
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Along the inner side of the road, a row of hewn stone remains from one wall of a water-course said to have been made by the Menehunes, Hawaiian dwarves or brownies. The stones were brought from Mokihana. An old saying declares, "Uwa ka menehune ma kanalloahuluhulu (Kaui)puoho ka manu kawainui (Oahu)," meaning that the shout of the Menehunes at kanalloahuluhulu, Kauai, startles the birds of kawainui, Oahu.
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