Moanalua. The word means something different that what the books are saying. Moanalua is not named for being a place where two roads meet. No. Moanalua comes from Moʻoanalua, the place’s original name and identiy.

Moʻo - going back to the beginning. The original world. Moʻo also referring to the guardian spirits of the land who are the original entities. Lizards, serpents, dragons. Moʻo meaning the fourth dimension: Time.

Ana - cave. Some caves in Moʻoanalua connect the underwater labyrinth leading to the sea, the home of the shark men. Keanaakamanō, the cave of the shark, is the identity of the descending middle ridge. Keanaakamanō, the man, was the son of Kamawaelualani.

Lua - something very deep. The word name identity of Hawaiian martial arts.

Moʻo - Ana - Lua.

There is no translation for it. It is only Moʻo - Ana - Lua. It does not exist beyond the spoken Hawaiian language. The name only holds the power in the speaking of it. When the masters of old chanted Moʻo - Ana - Lua thunder rumbled in the sky and lighting split the heavens.