Fierce Heart

Fierce Heart is the biography of a community and a portrait of its people. Although Makaha is a small, isolated town on the Western coast of Oahu, it has produced some of the most intriguing Hawaiians of the twentieth century: world-class surfers Buffalo

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Title of ebook: Fierce Heart
ISBN: 9781429937702
parent-ISBN: 9780312384517
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 336
Published: 04-2009
Released online for download: 04-28-2009
Author of eBook: Coleman, Stuart Holmes

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Fierce Heart

The Story of Makaha and the Soul of Hawaiian Surfing

Chapter One

When Worlds Collide

The highest peak on O‘ahu, Mount Ka‘ala rises up like a god at the head of the Makaha and Wai‘anae Valleys and watches over the entire Westside. Ancient Hawaiian kahuna (priests) considered it one of the most sacred sites on the Island and built heiau (temples) at its base. They believed the mountain wore the golden robes of Kane, heavenly father of all living things, who was associated with the sun. Like the clouds that envelop Mount Ka‘ala, the history of the Wai‘anae Coast and its people is shrouded in myth and mystery.

Local legends say that Wakea, Sky Father, and Papa, Earth Mother, first mated on the coast of Makua, which means "parent." Their children were born in a womblike lava tube nearby called Kaneana. It was here that the Polynesian demigod Maui landed his canoe, learned to make fire, and gave the gift of light to the people. Farther down the coast at the northwestern corner of the island, Kaena Point juts out into the ... read full excerpt from: Fierce Heart ebook

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