id k ' ya as ▁and ▁its ▁f elling ▁are ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁John ▁Va ill ant ' s ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁book ▁The ▁Golden ▁Spr uce . ▁ ▁Ki id k ' ya as ▁in ▁Ha ida ▁myth ology ▁Ki id k ' ya as ▁features ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁Ha ida ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁The ▁Ki id k ' ya as ▁story ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁who ▁dis res pected ▁nature ▁and ▁thereby ▁caused ▁a ▁terrible ▁storm ▁to ▁descend ▁on ▁his ▁village . ▁ ▁Only ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁grand father ▁surv ived ▁the ▁storm . ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁fled ▁the ▁village , ▁the ▁grand father ▁war ned ▁the ▁boy ▁not ▁to ▁look ▁back . ▁ ▁The ▁boy ▁dis ob ey ed , ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁Golden ▁Spr uce ▁where ▁he ▁stood . ▁ ▁F elling ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁ 4 7 - year - old ▁un emp loy ed ▁forest ▁engineer ▁Grant ▁Had win ▁travel led ▁to ▁Ha ida ▁G w ai i ▁and ▁purchased ▁a ▁ch ains aw ▁and ▁other ▁f elling ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Early ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁sw am ▁across ▁the ▁free zing ▁Y ak oun ▁River ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁deep ▁cut s ▁in ▁Ki id k ' ya as . ▁ ▁The ▁cut s ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁leave ▁Ki id k ' ya as ▁standing ▁but ▁weak ened