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Memorial to Fallen Hawaiian Warriors
Fort DeRussy Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
A photo and information about the Memorial to Fallen Hawaiian Warriors,
also called "Ka Lehua Helelei", that sits in front of the Army Museum of
Hawaii in Fort DeRussy Park on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
Copyright ©
Kathleen Walling Fry
From a plaque in front of the the memorial
Na Lehua Helele'i
The Scattered Lehua Blossoms
A Kukalepa Memorial
To Commemorate the Fallen Maoli Warriors
Of Native Hawaiian Conflicts
Rocky Ka'iouliokahikikolo'Ehu Jensen
February 28, 1999
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Local Hawaii artist Rocky Ka'iouliokahikikolo'Ehu Jensen
was first approached about creating a memorial to
fallen ancient Hawaiian warriors in 1978, but the project did
not actually begin until several years later, and it was
finally completed in 1999.
The memorial is carved out of five eight-foot lehua logs
with the face of Hawaiian war god Kunuiakea - aka Ku -
carved on the face of each log.
The name of the memorial is "Na Lehua Helelei" which
means "scattered lehua blossoms" in Hawaiian (petals
of the lehua flower represent drops of blood from
fallen warriors).
Articles About Na Lehua Helelei Memorial
2005:
War Gods Stand Where Battle Histories Meet
1999:
Carving a Link to the Past
See also:
Other Military Memorials on Oahu
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