a handsome young chief named Makaha. Makaha's skill as a fisherman had
gained island wide attention. So great had his fame become that it reached the
ears of Ke Anuenue, the goddess of rain who dwelled in upper Manoa Valley.
So intrigued had Ke Anuenue become that she send her trusted winged friend,
Elepaio, to investigate this young chieftain, Makaha. Elepaio returned with the
most exciting stories of Makaha’s daring and skill, which teased Ke Anuenue’s
fancy.
an awe-inspiring and magnificent double rainbow
which arched from Manoa Valley to the dry Waianae Valley, and from where she and her
retinue could watch Makaha as he performed
his daring feats in the ocean. The people of
the great Waianae Valley were petrified by so
magnificent a rainbow that ended in an unnamed
valley where Makaha lived.
watching, and they prayed that she had
come to bring them much needed
gentle rains and not the harsh storms
that she could create when displeased.
The people, being so thankful, built an
Heiau in honor of Ke Anuenue and Makaha,
but Ke Anuenue refused the honor.
She named the entire valley Makaha, by
which it is now known.