While exploring the wilds of Kapolei on his horse, Shad Kane visits the remnants of a rich cultural history. After years of studying and learning from kupuna familiar with the area, he is currently writing a series of essays for myAdvertiser that share the ancient significance of O’ahu’s fastest-growing community.

Read about Kane’s own journey to find his roots, and how he came to be “driven to save and restore a Hawaiian cultural history that is at risk of being lost.”

He believes that “it is important that future generations come to know the true story of these islands that we have all come to love and call home.”

In this blog, Kane shares legends, pictures of old stones and paths, and the ancient significance of Kapolei, O’ahu’s second city.