We had a busy day.
We went snorkeling just at our beach here in Napili. It is best to do this in the morning but with these crazy trade winds (and a full moon) the sea was quite rough.
After lunch we drove to Iao Valley with the Iao Needle, a very sacred valley.
It was an easy walk with the kids.
Snorkel Sebastian.
Look at the angle of the palms.
Nathaniel really enjoyed dumping water on my head. However most of the time he turned the bucket his way thereby drowning himself. The bottom of the bucket is what kept bonking me in the head, not the intended water.
The smaller one on the left is the needle. The Hawaiian god Kāne is considered to be the procreator and the provider of life. He is associated with wai (fresh water) as well as clouds, rain, streams and springs. Kanaloa, the Hawaiian god of the underworld, is represented by the phallic stone of the ʻĪao Needle.
It has been raining on and off during our walk. The clouds seem to get trapped in the mountains.
The boys were finally able to meet Ali'i (Hawaiian for chief).
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