May 17, 2018
The legend of OHIA tree and LEHUA flower. The legend is tied to the volcano goddess PELE. One day PELE met a handsome warrior named OHIA and she asked him to marry her. OHIA, however, had already pledged his love to LEHUA. PELE was furious when OHIA turned down her marriage proposal, so she turned OHIA into a twisted tree. LEHUA was heartbroken, of course, The gods took pity on LEHUA and decided it was an injustice to have OHIA and LEHUA separates. They thus turned LEHUA into a flower on the OHIA tree so that the two lovers would be forever joined together. This story explains that if you pluck this flower, it will rain on the same day( for tragic reason,separating the two lovers)
