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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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Warriors of Kiribati
Phot0: by Thierry Ollivier. Armour , Kiribati, milieu XIXe siècle après J.-C. © Fondation Gandur pour l’Art. https://www.fg-art.org/en/artwork-of-the-month-archives/the-art-of-armour-in-kiribati Warfare History Blog Weird Warriors: Kiribati's Shark-Teeth Warriors Posted by B.Sparks Jan 20,2013 http://warfarehistorian.blogspot.com/2013/03/odd-fighting-units-of-world-history.html Weird Warriors is an ongoing series of posts featuring obscure military units throughout the hist

Kuialuaopuna
Nov 23, 20227 min read


After The war of Nu'uanu
Photo: by Herb Kane Originally published in Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend...

Kuialuaopuna
Nov 21, 202215 min read


AN INVASION OF KAUA‘I INTIMATED A Message to Kaumuali‘i
Originally published in Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha...

Kuialuaopuna
Nov 15, 202216 min read


Keawe-Kaʻiana-a-Ahuula (part 2)
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Originally published in Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend...

Kuialuaopuna
Nov 3, 20229 min read


Kiwalao
THE DEATH OF KALANI‘ŌPU‘U AND A POWER STRUGGLE Desha, S., & Frazier, F. N. (2000). Kamehameha and his warrior kekūhaupiʻo. Kamehameha...

Kuialuaopuna
Oct 11, 202219 min read


Kaupe: The ʻŌlohe Dog-Man of Nu‘uanu
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Manalo-Camp AK. Kaupe: The ʻŌlohe Dog-Man of Nu‘uanu. Ka Wai Ola. Published October 1, 2022. Accessed Ocotber 7,...

Kuialuaopuna
Oct 7, 20226 min read


Keawe-Kaʻiana-a-Ahuula
In the year 1787 the foreign ship named Nootka arrived, commanded by Captain Meares. This was the ship which took Ka‘iana to China....

Kuialuaopuna
Sep 26, 20225 min read


Kekuhaupiʻoʻs battle of Maui
Photo: owned by Umi Gordon kai Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore. Vol. 5 Abraham Fornander Folklore Honolulu, H....

Kuialuaopuna
Sep 12, 20225 min read


Pingelapese Warrior stick dance of An Island People
Pingelapese Stick Dance - Instruction Video with Sepir Yakana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9_iZsB7ilw

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Heiva e Na Toa
HEIVA: THE ANCIENT SPORTS OF TAHITI TheCoconetTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2T5s-hwHgU Heiva happens once a year and part of the...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 2, 20221 min read


Po'e Kauwā
THE POLYNESIAN FAMILY SYSTEM IN KA-ʻU, HAWAIʻI by E. S. CRAIGHILL HANDY and MARY KAWENA PUKUI The aristocrats (aliʻi), experts in...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 2, 20223 min read



Kuialuaopuna
Aug 2, 20220 min read


Tafa‘i
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna This Tahitian version of the story of Tafa‘i is from Teuira Henry’s Ancient Tahiti pgs. (552-565)....

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 2, 202224 min read


Ruatapu
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Hawaiian voyaging Traditions Timi Koro, Trans. by Drury Low, from the Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 43,...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 2, 202236 min read


Te Erui Ariki
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Na Timi Koro, Trans. by Drury Low http://www2.hawaii.edu/~dennisk/voyaging_chiefs/te_erui_ariki.html The story of Te...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 2, 202215 min read


Moku ka piko
Photo: ku'ialuaopuna A genealogy or kūʻauhau is a lineage of traditions or a pedigree that has a source of a so called origin....

Kuialuaopuna
Jul 17, 20223 min read


PIKOI
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna HAWAIIAN LEGENDS Of OLD HONOLULU by W. D. WESTERVELT Boston, G.H. Ellis Press [1915] https://www.sacred-texts.com/p...

Kuialuaopuna
Jul 11, 202212 min read


Rata
Na Teuira Henry A prince named Vahi-e-roa (Far-off-place) once lived in Pare, Tahiti To‘erau (North Tahiti). His wife was Matamata-taua...

Kuialuaopuna
Jul 8, 202226 min read


Hotu Matua
In Hiva, Hau Maka had a dream in which his spirit traveled to a far country, looking for a new residence for his king Hotu.1 His spirit...

Kuialuaopuna
Jul 8, 202210 min read


Ruatapu
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions Ruatapu Timi Koro, Trans. by Drury Low, from the Journal of the Polynesian Society,...

Kuialuaopuna
Jul 8, 202236 min read
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