Boto... A word Filipinos and locals from Hawaii know as a male's penis...
Boto...it was what our elders told us what was gonna get cut off if we'd wet our pants...
(Freakin' traumatizing back then when you believe everything you're told!)
"Grandma!, Grandma!, Can we go see the Boto Rock?" a drive we would always take during our summers spent on Molokai. We never knew what Phalic meant, but we knew that there was a boto shaped rock next to the Kalaupapa Lookout, so that name stuck with us for years and years...
According to Hawaiian Legend, Nanahoa the fertility god lived nearby, and was admiring a girl staring at her reflection in a pool of water. His wife Kawahuna caught him, and in a jealous rage attacked the girl. Upset, Nanahoa struck his wife,she rolled down the hill and turned to stone which is one of the big boulders nearby. Nanahoa himself turned into what is the present day Phalic Rock.
Ka'ule O Nanahoa is the proper name which translates to "The Penis of Nanahoa"
Located in The Pa'la'au State Park at the base of Nanahoa Hill about 200 yards from the Kalaupapa Lookout on the island of Molokai (Yelp HQ needs to change the address!!!) There are a few phalic rocks scattered around the Hawaiian Islands, but this fertility stone is the best example of them all. As you make your way through the needle covered ironwood forest, it is about a 10 minute uphill hike(unfortunately not handicap accessible) to this majestic site which you can't really put into words but just have to actually be RIGHT THERE to feel what you are feeling at the moment..it is so quiet, and so calm, the whispering winds and cool breeze make it somewhat eerie, yet peaceful, calming, and therapeutic evoking what may well be the "mana" or power of Nanahoa. It is said that women to this day still looking to concieve pray for fertility and leave offerings here. If you plan to visit, this sight is VERY sacred to the Hawaiians so please respect the surroundings and do not deface, destroy, or vandalize ANYTHING, otherwise you will pay a very stiff fine($10,000) for destroying ancient Hawaiian artifacts.
How much of this is true or believeable? Who knows? Read Monica F.'s review....that's proof right there...ALOHA!!! read more