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Wise People Don't Mess with the Mo'o
Mo'o are mythical Hawaiian lizards. According to our kupuna, or Hawaiian elders, they can grow up to 30 feet long.
Unlike fairy-tale dragons that breathed fire, mo'o were often friendly as well as hostile. Kamehameha I built a heiau (pre-Christian temple) in Waikiki for a mo'o that helped him win the Battle of Nu'uanu.
Mo'o are a common feature of Hawaiian mythology. If they weren't real, how did the concept get started?
In any event, mo'o seem to me typically Polynesian. They are usually friendly unless you hurt somebody in their family. Maybe mo'o are how people explain mysterious shadows in a mountain pool.
Excerpt from article by Bob Krauss
Honolulu Advertiser Columnist
Read full article at: Our Honolulu
More on the Mo'o legend:
Mo'o Legend
Wise People Don't Mess with the Mo'o
Mo'o are mythical Hawaiian lizards. According to our kupuna, or Hawaiian elders, they can grow up to 30 feet long.
Unlike fairy-tale dragons that breathed fire, mo'o were often friendly as well as hostile. Kamehameha I built a heiau (pre-Christian temple) in Waikiki for a mo'o that helped him win the Battle of Nu'uanu.
Mo'o are a common feature of Hawaiian mythology. If they weren't real, how did the concept get started?
In any event, mo'o seem to me typically Polynesian. They are usually friendly unless you hurt somebody in their family. Maybe mo'o are how people explain mysterious shadows in a mountain pool.
Excerpt from article by Bob Krauss
Honolulu Advertiser Columnist
Read full article at: Our Honolulu
More on the Mo'o legend:
Mo'o Legend