Map - Honolulu 1810, by Dorothy Barrere. Honolulu Adv., 04 Dec 1960, pg. 89. Keep Kamehameha established a new kingdom government in Kou (Honolulu) after the Nuuanu War and sought to rebuild the island by traveling around Oahu with his chiefs and warriors. They embarked on a journey to repair the broken taro fields, plant huli (roots), and restore structures for the makaainana (common people), hoping they would learn by example and continue the rebuilding efforts. In the year

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Kuhi ʻia kēia kākau ʻana i ka ʻike ʻana o ka mea heluhelu i ka ʻōlelo Maoli a me ke aʻo o ka oihana a ka lua. ʻAʻole maopopo kēia i ka hapa nui. Ua hoʻohana ka poe lua i nā ʻano mea kaua i maʻa mau ma nā mokupuni a pau, ʻoiai ua loaʻa kekahi mau ʻano like ʻole ma nā wahi kaʻawale a ʻaʻole i hoʻohana ʻia a ʻike ʻole ʻia ma nā wahi ʻē aʻe. This writing is focused on the reader having an understanding of Hawaiian terminology and lua study. This will not be cl

Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Ua ʻōlelo ʻia e nā kūpuna, "aia ʻoe ma ke ala hoʻi ʻole, he alahele ho'i 'ole kāu!" When life passes as we know it, the spirit is here without the body form. The spirit is led into the after life by the ancestors or is stuck earth bound. The sprit has the same character and traits as the person had in life and is not all knowing. There are things that bind the spirit to earth like riches, wants and desires. The spirit dwells in this place called Ao Auana,

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna UNWRITTEN LITERATURE OF HAWAII THE SACRED SONGS OF THE HULA collected and translated, with notes and an account of the hula By NATHANIEL B. EMERSON, A. M., M. D. Copyright © 1998 by Mutual Publishing Mutual Publishing, LLC 1215 Center Street, Suite 210 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Chapter 33, Hula Ilio Pgs 233- 237 This mele thou ancient, is also found in old lua traditions and stories passed down. The allusions in this mele are to the story that tells of the god

Nānā I Ke Kumu (LOOK TO THE SOURCE) Volume I Mary Kawena Pukui E.W. Haertig, M.D. Catherine A. Lee Published by Hui Hānai An Auxiliary of the QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI CHILDREN'S CENTER Reprinted, paperback edition, 2001, 2002 Printed in the United States of America Pgs. 36-38 Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Traditionally, Hawaiians could transform a deceased member of the family into a special class of aumākua . This was done in the ceremony of kākū ʻai . Mary Pukui describes kākū ʻai  as her

Kii: hawaiibirdingtrails Kukuluae'o is a kulana or stance used in attacking one's opponent in battle. It requires one to be in very close contact. One leg is outstretched fwd with balance and rear leg is set back. As the torso twisted the leg and foot and tightened up causing the alaea muscle to bind in the body and as the hips are released. This stored energy in the alaea is unleashed and this causes the pauku kino to unwind and thus the arms and hands to follow leading to t

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna The knowledge of our ancestors was greater than it is today. This is because these people were amongst nature and immersed in the environment every second of their training. Insight and inspiration came in many ways, through many paths and were easily recognized by the signs or hoailona that were all around. Memorizing and studying one's art was simplified and a part of life. Life was working on all planes of existence from the spiritual realms to the life

Kii: John Burns Aia I hea ke ali’i o ke kai päpa’u? Where is the chief of the shoals? Aia I hea lä! Where indeed! Aia I hea ke ali’i o ke kai ‘uli? Where is the chief of the deep realm? Aia nö ‘o ia e holo iho nei? Is he still running in the deep? E loa’a ana i ke aho ikaika, To be caught by the strong cord ‘O Kana ka inoa. Kana is his name. He aho

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Kaulana keia Aumakua Mano ma Hawaii kahiko a hiki i keia la. Kapa mākou i kēia kupuna hanohano ʻo Kua. I ka wā kahiko, ʻo Wehiatua kona inoa kahiko. Aia kona wahi noho ma ka mokupuni li'ili'i o Tahiti ma kahi i kapa ia o Teahupo'o. He mano mea nui ʻo Wehiatua i ka wā kahiko. ʻO ia ke aliʻi kiʻekiʻe o Teahupo'o i hele mai i Hawaiʻi i hoʻokahi kaukani makahiki aku nei. ʻO kāna huakaʻi i Hawaiʻi i hele mai ma hope o kona kipa ʻana i na moku o Tahiti a pau, e h

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Changes in one's art or practices are sometimes necessary. There are some chants and ha'a in lua that are the linked to the mole or foundation of the lineage and do not need to be changed as these ha'a bind us to tradition. There are ha'a and forms that change over time due to many things such as dream interpretation, mobility and creativity of the haku. Lua has always been a changing art as it has to grow as new 'ai or strikes are formed, created or enhanc

UNWRITTEN LITERATURE OF HAWAII The Sacred Songs of the Hula collected and translated, with notes and an account of the Hula by Nathaniel B. Emerson, A.M., M.D. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology, no. 38 Unwritten Literature of Hawaii , by Nathaniel B. Emerson, [1909], at sacred-texts.com Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office [1909] Pgs. 31-37 Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna V.--CEREMONIES OF GRADUATION; DÉBUT OF A HULA DANCER CEREMONIES OF GRADUATIO

Kii: Forest Starr / Kim Starr Kalamālō is a fighting step used in lua to over take one's opponent in close encounter. Kalamālō allows one to spring up from below one's opponent as to cause the opponent to rise up on his toes and enter into the state called po lewa nuu, allowing the opponent to be entwined in the 'ai or strike with little resistance. The swaying of your lower body and kikala is directed by the initial first step into the front of the opponent, causing a tilt

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Laakea is the vital energy that surrounds and flows through all living and non-living things, as understood through the ancient knowledge (ike kuuna) of our poe kahiko. It is the life force present in plants, animals, people, and even objects like stones (pohaku), wood (laau), and clothing (lole). Often described as our inner fire, Laakea moves fluidly like water within and around the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies. This energy shifts in shape an

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Manaʻo ka poʻe Hawaiʻi ʻo ke kumu niu, ke kinolau o Kū ke akua,a aia kona mana i ke kumu.  Wahi a ka poʻe kahiko o Kalapana a me Kaimu Makena, ua kanu ʻia nā kumu Niu Lelo mua ma uka aku o Kalapana, Puna, Hawaii.  Ua hoʻonui ʻia kēia ulu lāʻau kahiko a hiki i Kahauale'a, kahi e pili ana i ka heiau kahiko 'O Wahaʻula, e kū ana ma kahi o Kalapana.  Ua olelo ia, ua hele mai keia Lelo i mua o ke Alii Pa'ao, no Raiatea, Tahiti aku.  ʻO Pa'ao nō hoʻi ke kahuna nā

Photo: Pohaku 'eho manu from the J.S. Emerson Collection  Hoolua was a method of cooking. A long tapered porous shaped stone termed pohaku eho manu or eho was either found naturally or worked by hand to create the cone shaped tool. This stone tool was shaped to fit into the cavity of a bird for the intent of cookong the bird from the inside. This pohaku was heated till red in a wood fire. This red stone was now called eho, and would be placed into the cavity of of the native

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Nānā I Ke Kumu (LOOK TO THE SOURCE) Volume I Mary Kawena Pukui E.W. Haertig, M.D. Catherine A. Lee Published by Hui Hānai 1972 pg 25-27  In ʻunihipili,  the spirit was that of a close, dearly loved and fairly recently departed relative. This spirit helped or harmed as the keeper requested. The concept here is "recalling the beloved dead." Belief in "mālama pūʻolo"  as a harmful practice is still related by Center clients. One client felt family troubles had

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Folktales of Hawaiʻi - He mau kaʻao Hawaiʻi Pukui, Mary Kawena, Green, Laura S. (Laura Spring), 1864-1943. Zane, Sig. Publisher  Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press  1995 Pages: 91-92 The ʻōlohe of ʻŌlaʻa were a band of robbers who lived in caves in the forest. Travelers from Kaʻū to Puna district, from Puna to Hilo, and from Hilo to Kaʻū were attacked, killed, and their bodies hidden away by these robbers. This is how they did it. One of them would climb a tree

In lua, if one is an exceptional fighter with great skill, one is referred to as an 'Ala'ihi, due to the sharp spines this fish has on its fins. These sharp spines can cause severe pain if not handled correctly. There is a chant done in ancient days to honor the alii Kamehameha or Tamahamaha as he was called. He is compared to the 'Ala'ihi fish," as being hard to handle or control, due to the long sharp spines of this i'a, which can cause pain and suffering, if one was unfami

Kii: Sam Low Nānā I Ke Kumu (LOOK TO THE SOURCE) Volume I Mary Kawena Pukui E.W. Haertig, M.D. Catherine A. Lee Published by Hui Hānai An Auxiliary of the QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI CHILDREN'S CENTER What is in your name? Names or inoa are always assigned to one in pre-birth. Whether it is understood or not, we are entittled to a particular name which makes us who we are. We are all born with a intended inoa. 'O wai kou inoa ? who are you? what is your source of spring water? Who is

Photo: Images of Old Hawaii This is a kaena used in traditional Lua. This chant honors their geneology of place from past to present. The places and names are known to those who are of the aina.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional K.K. Ku'ialuaopuna Moe la na iwi i ka ua Kiliua i hoa me Holoholopali Ko Paliku. He pali kapu o Kanehoalani