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KUʻIALUAOPUNA preserves the Hawaiian art of Lua by grounding education in ancestral tradition. By drawing from our moʻolelo and history, we bring ancient knowledge into a modern profession. Join us every month as we share stories that connect our Pacific cultures, inspire self-discovery, and honor our collective past.
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Battle of Hingakaka
WAR HISTORY ONLINE by, Yulia.Dzhak Jun 4, 2016 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/about-us The Maori, originally Polynesians, who settled...

Kuialuaopuna
Oct 26, 20235 min read


THE SWORDSMAN IN THE SWAMP
New Zealand Electronic Text Collection HERO STORIES OF NEW ZEALAND https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowHero-t1-body-d10.html...

Kuialuaopuna
Oct 25, 20235 min read


Ahia Chief of Puna
Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha Translated by...

Kuialuaopuna
Oct 12, 202316 min read


War at Hakalau, Kekuhaupi'o battles Kaihe of Maui.
Kii: Herb Kawainui Kane Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha...

Kuialuaopuna
Oct 10, 20239 min read


Lanikaula no Moloka'i
Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Lanikaula was born at Puko'o, Moloka’i. He lived most of his life in the valley of Hālawa not far from the pool into...

Kuialuaopuna
Oct 5, 20235 min read


Chief of Puna Keali'ikuku
Kii: Big Island Guide Title: Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes by: W. D. Westervelt ELLIS PRESS, BOSTON, MASS., U.S.A CONSTABLE & CO.,...

Kuialuaopuna
Sep 25, 20232 min read


Nuʻuanupaʻahu Chief of Kaʻu, Hawaiʻi
Photo: Kuʻialuaopuna Ruling Chiefs of Hawaiʻi Kamakau, Samuel Manaiakalani, Copyright © 1961 Revised Edition Copyright © 1992 by...

Kuialuaopuna
Sep 10, 20235 min read


Pa'aiea Fish pond
Originally published in Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 7, 202314 min read


Death of Keawema'uhili
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o CHALLENGED IN HĀMĀKUA The Wicked Deeds of Keōuakū‘ahu‘ula Originally...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 4, 202310 min read


Hawaiian Fishing Traditions
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Dennis Kawaharada / 2006 waii.edu/~dennisk/texts/introfishing.html Lua the Hawaiiana fighing art also encompasses...

Kuialuaopuna
Jul 26, 202323 min read


Kahele
Photo: Aerial view of Wahaʻula Heiau, June 1989 (USGS/J.D. Griggs) "The Ghost of Wahaula Temple" in the book: Westervelt, W. D., Hawaiian...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 14, 20236 min read


RUNNERS, MAN-EATERS, DOG-MEN
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY Martha Beckwith UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESS HONOLULU Copyright © 1970 by University of Hawaiʻi...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 6, 202320 min read


Kuali'i
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna FORNANDER COLLECTION OF HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE WITH TRANSLATIONS REVISED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH NOTES BY...

Kuialuaopuna
May 16, 202338 min read
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