b'THE NAUPAKA FLOWERA Story of Eternal LoveT he logo for Waikoloa Beach Resortthe naupakatime. Then Naupaka took a flower from herfloweris at its core a symbol of hope and eternalear and tore it in half, giving one half to Kaui.love. Like many stories from Hawai`is mythology, theThe gods wont allow us to be together, she said.story of the naupaka flower is one born of loss, but buoyedYou go live down by the water, while I will stay up hereby the possibility of eventual reunion. in the mountains.) is commonly found both in The naupaka shrub (scaevola As the two lovers separated, the naupaka plants that the mountains (naupaka hiwa grew nearby saw how sad they were. The very next day, ) and near the beach, where it is called naupaka kahakai they began to bloom in only half flowers. (naupaka by the sea). It is distinctive because at the beach the white petals grow only in half blooms on the lower part of the flower while the other petalsA SYMBOL OF ETERNAL HOPEappearing to be missing; and in the mountains the petalsIts such a beautiful legend, says Margo Mau Bunnell, grow only on the upper half of the flower. sales and operations manager for Waikoloa Land Company. Waikoloa Beach Resort is a place where THE NAUPAK A LEGEND people come to relax, renew their appreciation of family, There are many versions of the legend of the naupaka flowerand enjoy the Hawaiian culture. Our naupaka flower logo and why it grows only half a bloom. In ancient times, oneperfectly illustrates these values.version goes, there was a beautiful Hawaiian princess knownOther versions of the legend tell that Naupakas sister as Naupaka. One day, the villagers noticed that Naupakawas Pele, the Fire Goddess, and that Pele killed both Kaui looked very sad. They told her parents, who approached(at the beach) and Naupaka (in the mountains) to prevent Naupaka and asked her what was troubling her. them from being together. I have fallen in love with a man named Kaui, replied theBut whatever version of the legend you read, the princess. But Kaui is not of noble birthhe is a commoner.enduring hope is that the two star-crossed loversand According to Hawaiian tradition, it was strictly forbidden forthe two opposite blooms of the flowerwill one day be members of royalty to marry people from the common ranks. reunited and thus become whole. Distressed, Naupaka and Kaui traveled long and far, seekingAs a symbol for Waikoloa, the naupaka legend and a solution to their dilemma. They climbed up a mountain tothe idea of becoming whole through eternal belief in the see a kahuna heiau positive is very strong, says Bunnell. We strive to deliverwho was staying at a (temple). Alas, he had no clear answer for the young lovers. There is nothing I canexperiences to our guests that not only make their vaca-do, he told them, but you should pray. Pray at this heiau. tions more enjoyable and memorable, but that will have So they did. And as they prayed, rain began to fall. Theirpositive impacts on their lives long after they leave. That is hearts torn by sorrow, Naupaka and Kaui embraced for a finalwhat the naupaka legend and the flower symbolize.4 1'