Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna The consumption of ai /food in the Lua traditions is an integral aspect of the art form. It is akin to physical exercise and training of the body, emotions, and spiritual being. It is imperative to consume high-quality ai that will nourish and sustain one's kino for years to come. Traditional staple foods of our tupuna, such as kalo, ulu, uala, and ka ulu wehi o ka aina, are always a healthy choice. The root cause of all health issues can be traced back to

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Laau Kahea, as referred to by certain Hawaiian healers, is an ancient discipline of healing that employs prayer, one's voice, intent, and internal energy with the objective of restoring or healing a specific individual, animal, location, or object. This art form encompasses numerous fields and practices that are honed by the practitioner. There are some accounts of individuals healing others through the direction of their own internal energy towards an in

Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Hawaiian Antiquities (Mo`ōlelo Hawai`i) By David Malo, Honolulu Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd. Translated from the Hawaiian by Dr. N. B. Emerson 1898 Introduction The first "Mo`ōlelo Hawai`i" (Hawaiian History), was written at Lahainaluna about 1835-36 by some of the older students, among whom was David Malo, then 42 years of age. They formed what may be called the first Hawaiian Historical Society. The work was revised by Rev. Sheldon Dibble, and was publi

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna This upu speaks about a time when Moa'ula Heiau was re built from a small heiau for agricultural growth and prosperity into a marae of strictly regulated tapu. This transformation and expansion was at the time of Pa'ao. Paao was a chief and priest of Tahiti issland. Waha'ula was the name of this newly reconsicrated heiau. In Lua tradition, Waha'ula was the first heiau ever consecrated for human sacrifice. This new religious pract

Kii: S Kaiser Kii: Richard K Paglinawan- 1964 notes Maniania- top left Hipuapua -far right Moa'ula -bottom left Richard Likeke Paglinawan Informant: Georgina Kawa'a, Location: One Ali'i, Moloka'i, 1964 Journal Notes-1964 Memoirs of Olohe; Moaʻula was a native chief of Hālawa, Molokaʻi. One day, while swimming in a mountain pool, he spied Māniania, a local beauty traveling on a trail towards the pool. She wanted to swim in the cool mountain pool, however, she was unaware of

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