Kukaemoku--on the island of Maui

The West Maui mountains are the steeply eroded remains of a very ancient shield volcano and in their midst lies the lushly beautiful 'Iao Valley which is now a State park. Commonly called "'Iao Needle," its Hawaiian name is Kukaemoku. It was revered as the phallic stone of Kanaloa, god of the ocean, and it was also used as a lookout post by the defenders of the island. "During periods of warfare, the peak was used as a lookout by warriors. It was here that some of the Maui warriors retreated from the forces of Kamehameha I during the Battle of Kepaniwai.