▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁god ▁Mau i ▁and ▁the ▁l izard ▁mon ster ▁K una . ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁is ▁r ated ▁Class ▁ 5 ▁white ▁water ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁navig ated ▁by ▁exper ts ▁on ▁k ay ak . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁US GS ▁flow ▁data ▁N PS : ▁R ivers ▁and ▁Tra ils ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁US GS : ▁W ail u ku ▁River ▁ ▁Category : B od ies ▁of ▁water ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁( is land ) ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Hawai i <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁May ▁( 1 5 8 8 ▁– ▁in ▁or ▁after ▁ 1 6 6 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁professional ▁chef ▁who ▁trained ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁writing ▁and ▁publishing ▁the ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁cook book ▁The ▁Ac com pl is ht ▁Cook . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁book ▁of ▁English ▁reci pes , ▁and ▁contains ▁instructions ▁for ▁many ▁sou ps ▁and ▁bro th s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁reci pes ▁for ▁both ▁sweet ▁and ▁sav our y ▁p ies . ▁ ▁Background ▁May ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Wing , ▁Buck ingham shire ▁to ▁Ed war de ▁and ▁Joan ▁May es ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 8 , ▁however ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁bapt ised ▁until ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 5 9 2 . ▁His ▁father ▁worked ▁at ▁As c ott ▁Park ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁cook ▁to ▁the ▁D orm