This is a statue of Hamana Kalili but tourists call it
the Shaka Statue and it is a favorite photo spot.
A bit of history:
Hamana Kalili of Laie, lost the three middle fingers of his right hand while working at the Kahuku Sugar Mill. Because he could no longer work there, Kalili was then shifted to guarding the sugar train that ran from Sunset Beach to Kaaawa and his "all clear" wave of the thumb and pinkie evolved into the "shaka" as children imitated the gesture. No one is really sure where the word "shaka" came from or what it means.
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