The kinloau (many nonhuman forms) of the Akua (god/goddess) Hina can be seen in the profile of a beautiful wahine found on Hā'upu mountain, mistakenly called Queen Victoria’s profile today.

Next to the YWCA Centennial Logo and Palapalai fern (the kinolau of Laka, the steward of Hula) are hula dancers. These hula dancers were inspired by Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinaʻala who represents Kauaʻi at the Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.

Kamakahelei was the queen or Aliʻi Nui of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau in the 17th century. Kamakahelei was powerful because she had lineage from all of the islands which prevented Aliʻi from the other islands from coming to Kauaʻi for conquest.

Akua Hina represents motherhood and is steward of the moon. Hina is associated with kuku kapa (beating kapa) like the kapa shown in the mural that is supplanted on Hāʻupu mountain. Hina is a prominent Akua.

Ua (to rain☔). Beloved by the people of Kaua’i, It was seen as a blessing from the gods, and was referred to as kāhiko o ke akua, or adornment of deity. Rain was seen as a symbol of abundance and fertility, and many rain names were associated with particular places.

Chiefess Peleula from O'ahu heard about the beauty of Kaua'i women. Since her own royal court was known for its beauty, Peleula ventured across the Kaieiewaho channel to see if what she heard of Kaua'i was true.

Kamehameha Butterflies are endemic to Hawai‘i. The Kamehameha Butterfly is the state insect and was named in honor of the House of Kamehameha, the royal family that unified the Hawaiian islands in 1810.

A shrub that is endemic to Kaua‘i and specifically the Alaka‘i Swamp area of Kōke‘e. It is critically endangered, but was once used to make lei.

The Naupaka flower, according to one mo‘olelo, tells of the the lovers Naupaka and Kaui. Naupaka is the sister of akua Pele, who became jealous of the relationship between Naupaka and Kaui.

The Koki‘o ke‘oke‘o (native Hawaiian white hibiscuses) are the only species of hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers.

The Fabulous Green Sphinx Moth is the primary pollinator of ‘Ālula. When the moth went extinct the ‘Ālula population started to decline.

The ‘I‘iwi and ‘Ōhi‘a are in a symbiotic relationship. Mo‘olelo (story/ narrative) has it that the Volcano Goddess Pele was jeaous that her romantic interest, ‘Ōhi‘a fell in love with another wahine (woman) named Lehua.