The Legend of ʻUlu in Hawaiʻi - Hawaii Magazine

The Legend of ʻUlu in Hawaiʻi - Hawaii Magazine

Before sunrise one morning, on Hawai‘i Island, a man named ‘Ulu prayed to the gods for help and guidance. His son was dying and his village was starving. Later that day, ‘Ulu told his wife he would not live to see morning. “Bury my body outside near the stream,” he said. “In the morning go check to see if my prayer has been answered.”   The next morning, when the wife checked the spot where she’d buried her husband, she found a fruit tree, which…