UH News, first published November 7, 2022.

A mural based on the mo‘olelo (story) of Keahiakahoe, meaning the fire of Kahoe, now spans across the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Lilipuna pier area where students, faculty, staff and visitors park to take the boat out to Moku o Lo‘e (Coconut Island).

Three Native Hawaiian artists, Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt Taum, Nicole Maka‘āhina‘ālohilohi Jack and Kūpono Duncan created the mural and believe that keeping mo‘olelo and place names alive is integral to the process of contemporary land usage.

The boat ramp area, Moku o Lo‘e where HIMB conducts research, and the two highest mountain peaks in the Ko‘olau range are named after the four siblings in the mo‘olelo of Keahiakahoe: Pahu, Lo‘e, Kahua‘uli and Kahoe.

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