The Enchanted Pali

Let me pass under the tunnel of trees While shrouded in mist in tropical breeze. Let island mysteries slowly unfold As customs remain from centuries old. Let me rise up to the Pali so rare As I feel it's strong winds lash my long hair. Honor ancestral spirits that surround This beautiful 'aina and sacred ground. A place where spirits of dead still abide, Where a battle took place and suicide. A warning to those who visit at night, You'll meet with oddities causing great fright. Viewing stunning Kaneohe below Where with fierce tenacity trade winds blow, My view from Pali I'll never forget... That Time, too fleeting, I'll ever regret. © Connie Marcum Wong Nuuanu Pali: “This is the last major battle that Kamehameha fought. This united all of the islands other than Kaua‘i, and, from this point on, for the next 20-some odd years, there was peace, other than the preparation for the battle of Kaua‘i.” Kaua‘i ceded its sovereignty peacefully to Kamehameha in 1806, without that battle ever occurring.