Over a millennia ago, the islands of Hawai'i are told to have been the highest peaks of a once larger continent, called Mu, that covered the Pacific Ocean. In these days of old, the highest peaks of Mu were called Lemuria, and were the home of beings that are told to have galactic origins. In other words, these Lemurians were descendants of the stars. (This may have a connection to the deep study of kilo hoku (star observation) and the celestial stories of kanaka maoli, but this is unverified.)

            In some accounts, Mu is told to have been overcome by water in the time of the Great Flood that is shared in the stories of many great civilizations as well as the biblical account of Noah. In the Hawaiian account of Kahinali'i (the great deluge of Hinali'i), Nu'u, a great kahuna (priest) is given divine instruction to construct a canoe that is named "he wa'a halau o ka moku" (the royal vessel) and saves his wife, Lilinoe, and three sons along with their wives by landing on the tallest summit on the planet, Mauna a Wakea (Mauna Kea). *Fornander + Kepalino

            The descendants of Nu'u which date back 12 generations to Kumuhonua (the progenitor of kanaka), are the manahuna (menehune), a pigmy like people who are considered to be the forest dwellers of Hawai'i and the stonemasons of old. These manahuna (meaning "hidden power") also called the mu or mu mai'a (banana eaters) were the ancient builders of both sacred heiau (temples) and loko i'a (fish ponds), most of which are still standing today. These ancient people of Hawai'i were not only experts of their valued crafts, but were attuned with the multidimensional spiritual realm. Their spiritual culture was pre-dominantly focused upon the worship and connection to One supreme source, who's name was 'I or 'Io. 'Io, ke kumu ola (the source of life), was the foundation of ancient Hawaiian culture prior to Tahitian settlement. 'Io was the supreme, omnipotent, and all encompassing God of the Mu. It was the manahuna who embodied the common spiritual values that are still practiced today and have served as a spiritual compass for humanities healing. These foundational values of aloha, lokahi, pono, and maluhia amongst many more, were the core of manahuna existence and never ceased to thrive within the Hawaiian spiritual dynamic.