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Logo of Menehune Water Company. Circa 2004.
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Unfortunately, the name Menehune developed a life of its own in the popular imagination, primarily through commodity culture. Like the leprechauns in Ireland, both groups who had/have knowledge of how to effectively practice indigeneity were turned into cute and relatively harmless beings who do Las Vegas-type magic. This is another example of how the powerful belittle and denigrate those they rule over with the help of words and images. Jim
Bartels. August 22, 1998. Presentation to Ala Wai Watershed Association.
Pali Jae Lee and Loko Willis. 1986. Tales From the Night Rainbow – based on the oral history told by Kaili'ohe Kame'ekua of Kamalo, Moloka'i 1816-1931.
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