Look closely and you will see the "Mystery" is what lies beyond this special Ti. Beyond is I'ao valley, site of the battle for Maui. At the base of this plant is the lava stones that tell us a "Heiau" a sacred site, is from where this Ti has put down roots....

Ia'o valley is much more than a battle ground, here is where lay hidden in the valley, burial sites of the Ali'i of Maui. Not unlike the "Valley of the Kings" in Egypt, Maui has I'ao, draped often in clouds, accnted by the warmth of this Ti!...With the sun saturating warmth in the yellow and orange slender leaves.I say. Aloha

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