The Menehune are a Hawaiian race of very reclusive, dwarfish people who are believed to live in the forests and jungles of the island chain, Kaua’i in particular, and are said to have constructed the famous Alekoko Fishpond overnight nearly 1,000 years ago. The 900-foot-long stone wall encloses an area of around six acres and is constructed with basalt rock. It allows the water to come in during high tide, and when the surf goes out the fish are trapped for easy harvesting. The Menehune have oft been sited as being expert builders and engineers, and the wonders they are thought responsible for are said to spring up overnight.
Some believe the Menehune’s arrows and spears have magical effects, much like Cupid’s arrows, and that if they pierce the heart, rather than do injury, they invoke a feeling of affection or love.
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