Editing Lanai (section)

==Legends==
According to [[Hawaiian mythology|Hawaiian legends]], man-eating spirits have occupied the island. For generations, Maui chiefs believed in these man-eating spirits. Differing legends say that either the prophet Lanikāula drove the spirits from the island or the unruly Maui prince Kauluā{{okina}}au accomplished that heroic feat. The more popular myth is that the mischievous Kauluā{{okina}}au pulled up every [[breadfruit]] tree (''{{okina}}ulu'') he could find on Maui. Finally his father, [[Kakaalaneo|Kaka{{okina}}alaneo]] had to banish him to Lāna{{okina}}i, expecting him not to survive in that hostile place. However, Kauluā{{okina}}au outwitted the spirits and drove them from the island. The chief looked across the channel from Maui and saw that his son's fire continued to burn nightly on the shore, and he sent a canoe to Lāna{{okina}}i to bring the prince back, redeemed by his courage and cleverness. As a reward, Kaka{{okina}}alaneo gave Kauluā{{okina}}au control of the island and encouraged emigration from other islands.<ref>''Let's Go Hawaii: On a Budget'' by Sara Joy Culver (Let's Go Inc.), p. 350</ref> Kauluā{{okina}}au had, in the meantime, pulled up all the breadfruit trees on Lāna{{okina}}i, accounting for the historic lack of them on that island.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}