Sep 7th, 2007
Lanai’s Puupehe (Sweetheart Rock)
Between Hulopoe Bay and Manele Bay on Lanai, you can take an easy hike to see this vantage point of Sweetheart Rock. The lone rock is impressive standing at 80 feet in height. See the video below that shows the area and ends with a view of the rock.
There is a Hawaiian legend about this rock. There was a Lanai warrior who fell in love with a young girl from Maui. Her name was Puu Pehe. He was so enamored by her beauty that he was afraid he would lose her. So he hid her away in a sea cave near the rock where she drowned. The young warrior was so distraught that he climbed to the top of the rock and buried her body at the top, then he leapt to his death. 
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3 Responses to “Lanai’s Puupehe (Sweetheart Rock)”
having lived in hawaii for so long and never visited lanai…thanks for introducing puu pehe to us. great video clip. aloha, pua
Aloha Pua - I’m glad you liked the video. Hopefully you can see Puu Pehe for yourself the next time you’re in Hawaii.
How do you bury a body on top of a rock? I am thinking he buried her bones in a deep crevice on the rock, a common burial practice Hawaiians did back then.