and Text Traditional are of rock. the must Hawaiians that alive, blood as one it manu be , the protected believe can courses in Stones by L ahe'enae Photographs feel a that Hawaii the life-force are of and believed ancient treated their heartbeat through Gay or the veins to ancestors, with stones sacred great of be movement lava-formed inhabited and respect. by hence Over Left, a facade of Big Island's Puu-Koholoa Heiau , one of the last sacred templesto be constructedon the islands; buildings and towersgraced its summit during ceremonialoccasions.Above, the Phallic Stone of Molokai. Legend says if a woman places an offering within the lip of the phallus and then stands on the stone and asksfor fertility , her prayers will be answered. July/August1991 41