A Large Lake Atop Diamond Head.
Cover Image: Detail of Diamond Head from Waikiki, oil on canvas landscape view of Diamond Head from Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi by Enoch Wood Perry Jr. ca. 1865. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 73332
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Aloha Nūhou Monday!
Dear Reader,
Inspired by the recent heavy rainfall here on Oʻahu, this week we turn our attention to a powerful storm that struck the islands back in 1907 causing a lake to form on top Diamond Head.
Image: Landscape view of Diamond Head in the background from Waikīkī, Honoluluu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. ca. 1900. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 46073
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Image: “He Lokowai Nui iluna o Kaimana Hila,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, February 1, 1907, p. 8. (Digitized from microfilm.)
A LARGE LAKE ATOP DIAMOND HEAD
Because of all the rain these past very rainy days, the top of Diamond Head was flooded with water, and an actual large lake formed, ¾ of a mile in circumference. The depth some distance from the edge is 2½ feet deep.
All around the edges of this lake grows the kolū plant, making it difficult for the person who wants to make their way up and see the sights. Within this lake ducks camp out when the sun sets, and in the morning time they fly off to places where they get their food. The house of a person who used to live there is nearly in ruins and it is overgrown with weed.
For people thinking of climbing and visiting this place, they need to wear thick clothing or else their skin will be scraped up by the thorny plant.
This post is part of He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers, a partnership between Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu with assistance from Kamehameha Schools. Mahalo nui loa to Hawaii Tourism Authority for their support. Learn more about this project here.
