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KUʻIALUAOPUNA is dedicated to making a lasting impact through education and traditions in the Hawaiian fighting art of Lua. We look to our stories, our history, and ancestral practices as sources of knowledge in the profession of Lua.
Every month we will be sharing stories so that connections can be made with the different cultures in our Pacific family group. These short stories are told here to inspire our thinking about ourselves. They reveal the thoughts and history of a people.
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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


Pua Ma
HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY Martha Beckwith UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESS HONOLULU Kii: British Museum Religious practices of Hawaii have is sources...

Kuialuaopuna
Sep 27, 20234 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


Na Akua o Kamehameha
Photo: Bishop Museum Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised Edition) Kamakau, Samuel Manaiakalani Revised Edition Copyright © 1992 by...

Kuialuaopuna
Sep 11, 20236 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


Aumakua
This moolelo takes place in Raiatea, at the shoreline right next to marae Tau'aitu, which rests across the marae of Taputapuatea. The...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 25, 20233 min read


'Ao Kuewa
The Spirit after death of the In the process of death, the uhane or soul may linger around its place of dwelling and not move on into Po...

Kuialuaopuna
Aug 21, 202316 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


Kekuaokalani THE LAST GREAT DEFENDER OF THE HAWAIIAN GODS.
Kii: Brook Parker The Legends and Myths of Hawaii The fables and folk-lore of a strange people Author: David Kalakaua Editor: Rollin...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 16, 202322 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


Kamehameha and His Warrior Kekūhaupi‘o
Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha Translated by Frances N. Frazier...

Kuialuaopuna
Mar 24, 202336 min read


Legend of Kawelo.
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna V.5,Pt.1 Fornandar, Abramham, 1812―1887, comp. Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore......

Kuialuaopuna
Mar 7, 202359 min read


Tangata Henua
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Tangata Henua © 2016 by Its in plain sight productions inc. https://tangatawhenua16.wixsite.com/the-first-ones-blog...

Kuialuaopuna
Mar 3, 202315 min read


E Kamehameha e.
Originally published in Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha...

Kuialuaopuna
Feb 3, 202315 min read
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