Hau - Hibiscus tiliaceus |
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Kauai, Hawaii, May 27, 2008 -
In the old days this plant was so highly valued that permission to cut it was required of the village chief. One Hawai'i legend says that hau is a sister of the goddess Hina, changed into a tree.
The people of Tahiti say hau is the grandchild of heaven and earth. Some people equate the brief span of the hau flower as representative of the transitory nature of human life.
(Kepler,A.K. 1984. Hawaiian Heritage Plants.)
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