112 Bernice P. Bishop Hfiiscinn — Bitllcliii 



LANILOA, THE MO-O 



A Ll'X.END OK OAHU 



Laniloa is the name given to a point of land which extends into the 

 ocean from Laie. In ancient times this point was a mo-o, standing- upright, 

 ready to kill the passerby. 



After Kana and liis brother had rescued their mother from Molokai 

 and had taken her hack to Hawaii, Kana set out on a journey around the 

 islands to kill all the mo-o. In due time he reached Laie, where the 

 mo-o was killing many people. Kana had no (Hfficulty in destroying this 

 monster. Taking its head, he cut it into five pieces and threw them into 

 the sea, where they can be seen today as the five small islands lying oflF 

 Malae-kahana : Malualai, Keauakaluapaaa, Pulemoku, Mokuaaniwa and 

 Kihewamoku. 



At the spot where Kana severed the head of the mo-o is a deep hole 

 which even to this day has never been fathomed. 



