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They have short noses. Their diet was said to have consist of puddings made of squash, sweet potatoes, and taro leaves. They sleep in caves by day and work all night, and love racing and wrestling sports. When they speak it is the sound of a low hum so as not to attract attention to themselves. Menehune are usually described as playful and even mischievous. They have distended bellies. They are hairy, muscular and two or three feet tall, with bushy eyebrows over large eyes. They have short noses. Their diet was said to have consist of puddings made of squash, sweet potatoes, and taro leaves. They sleep in caves by day and work all night, and love racing and wrestling sports. When they speak it is the sound of a low hum so as not to attract attention to themselves. One site in Hawaii often credit to the skills of the Menehune is the Alekoko Fishpond in Nawiliwili. The 1600 year old dammed holding pen is said to have been constructed by the Menehune at the request of Chief Ali’I, and was built in a single night. Menehune would only work at night and only if they were not watched. Menehune are thought to be notoriously shy creatures and would abandon a construction project in the middle if they heard so much as a dog barking. This seems to have been the case at the Alekoko pond, as one of the retaining walls was finished at a later date using different stone. |
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Still others claim that the Menehune might actually be some species of undiscovered Hawaiian primate. One thing is for sure though: Whether they are fact or fantasy, people or primates, the Menehune have left an indelible mark on the legends and the landscape of the Hawaii islands. Small Encounter with the Wee Folk Some of my friends and I were at the beach relaxing like at 11:00 and it was really dark and the trees and bushes behind us were shaking a bit then stopped for about 30 sec. Then later it shook even louder and there was no wind. We ran as fast as we could in the car. When we started the car we saw little wild people running really fast across the road about 30-ft in front of us. We got the heck out of there and sped down the road. Is there such thing as Menahunes? –Arnold S. Menehunes Snuff Out the Hippies’ Lights The professor continued to tell us that as they got deeper, more lights started to appear around them, seemingly to circle them. The circle started to enclose around the travelers, but before the other lights actually got to them, the two lone lights went dark and the others sputtered out. She also said that the two hippies were never found or seen after that. –Beth Garofalo Menehune Fishpond photo by Collin Grady |