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Kii: Marvin Chandra When Hawaiians of old prayed, in order to include all aspects of God and to avoid omitting or offending any akua, they added the words: “E Hoʻoulu ana i kini o ke akua, ka lehu o ke akua, nā mano o ke akua.” (Invoke we now the 40,000 gods, the 400,000 gods, the 4,000 gods.)—Beckwith There are many types of spirits that are part of the Maoli (Native Hawaiian) world. These akua possess many different characteristics—some mischievous, some caring. Certain aku

Matavai Bay, Island ofTahiti by George Tobin, 1792. Image courtesy State Library of New South Wales  FL1606990 . ANCIENT TAHITIAN SOCIETY DOUGLAS L. OLIVER THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF HAWAII HONOLULU Copyright © 19 74 by The University Press of Hawaii https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/5a8a4139-3e0b-49eb-a569-89be3641f995/content pgs 376-387 Warfare Among the Society Islanders, in consequence of the influence of the climate, luxurious mode of living,

Kii: Bishop Museum CHAPTER XVIII Abolition of the Tabus Under Liholiho SAMUEL M. KAMAKAU Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS Copyright © 1961 pgs. 219-228 https://ulukau.org/ulukau-books/?a=d&d=EBOOK-CHIEFS.2.21.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txPT----------- The ten days necessary for the cleaning of Kamehameha's bones had passed, and they had been brought to the tower ( ʻanuʻu ) within the heiau built for them where the receptacle ( kaʻai ) was woven in which they were to b

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna Pa Lua, Olohe, and the Training of Kekuhaupiʻo I ka wā kahiko, many pa lua , or schools of instruction, existed at various levels of skill and prestige. Those pa lua  that belonged to a high chief’s court were guided by the most accomplished olohe , who were responsible for overseeing each school. These skilled olohe  determined the type and level of training conducted within their pa lua . Within chiefly pa lua , additional olohe lua  assisted with instruc

HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY Martha Beckwith 1970 by University of Hawaiʻi Press pg. 108 Ki'i: Susan Scott, Star Advertiser The moolelo of the Pahulu ohana was always known in the area of Kualoa, Hakipuu, Waiahole ,Kaalaea and Koolaupoko. Pahulu was known as the family that came from Molokai in the ancient times. These times were before Pele came to Oahu to look for a home at Aliapaakai on the Kona side of the island. This was the time of Aila'au, the akua of the fire who lived on Hawa

Kii: Marina S. Riker This moolelo was passed down by Olohe Likeke Paglinawan, who was a keiki hanai to Tutu Ku'umi Kin In and Kawena Puku'i of Ka'u.   There was an alii of Ka'u who had a pua'a or pig that was kapu for anyone to slaughter and eat. This puaʻa belonged to the alii of the area and was not seen by the alii that day and so he ordered a search for his puaʻa throughout the forest and village of his people. The whole village, chiefs and priests went out and looked for

Ka Wai Ola KA NAʻAUAO O NĀ KŪPUNA Kalani Akana October 1, 2022 https://kawaiola.news/columns/ka-naauao-o-na-kupuna/he-aha-ka-olohe/ Naluahine Kaopua   Kii: Ansel Adams Mai ka piʻina a ka lā i Haʻehaʻe a i ka welona o ka lā i ka mole o Lehua. Aloha pumehana kākou. Ma kēia pukana o ka ʻāhaʻilono nei o Ka Wai Ola e nānā kākou i ka poʻe ʻōlohe. ʻO wai ia poʻe ʻōlohe? Ma nā moʻolelo kāhiko, he kānaka ʻōhulehule a noʻeau loa i ka hana haʻihaʻi iwi nā ʻōlohe. Ua kaulana ʻo Mākua ma

ANALYSING THE MOTIF OF “DWARF PEOPLE” IN POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGIES. MYTHICAL BUILDERS – Part II. Martina BUCKOVÁ Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovakia. pgs. 31-42 https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/0528085402_Buckova_PART2_FINAL.pdf Mythical Builders According to numerous Polynesian myths, the Menehune were great builders, especially when it came to working with wood and stone. They were very skilled in processing

Kii: Herb Kane Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha Translated by Frances N. Frazier Produced with the assistance of the State of Hawai‘i Historic Preservation Division, DLNR Kamehameha Schools Press Honolulu • 2000 https://ulukau.org/ulukau-books/?a=d&d=EBOOK-ELIBRARY.2.2.2&e=-------haw-20--1--txt-txPT----------- pgs 339-349 After Keōuakū‘ahu‘ula was killed, his body was taken up to the heiau of Pu‘ukohola w

Kauapoaihale, the house surrounding rains is famed in story for the area in Kahalu'u, Oahu. This rain, also called Ka-ua-poai-hala (the rains that surround the hala grove) moves in all directions encircling and drenching everything it touches. In this ahupuaa, due to the erratic winds blowing up along the face of the pali or cliffs of Koolaupoko the twisting of wind currents moves the rain in all directions leaving everything completely drenched. Ahuimanu was the aina and hom

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna  In our Lua traditions of Hawaii, a group of warriors arrived in Hawaii from a faraway island. These warriors came on waa or canoes with their faces painted, and bodies adorned with their traditional tattoo. They were called the kanaka mano or the warrior sharks by the people who were present there at that time in history. This story comes down from Kawena Puku’i to Olohe Lua Likeke Paglinawan of Waiahole, Oʻahu. These kanaka mano settled in and around the

Kii; New Zealand 1847 J.L.C, Auckland Museum (detail). Source: Wikimedia Commons. A WINDOW INTO TE AO MĀORI: THE TAIAHA This story is told by Don Stewart, writer for the Whakatane Times,  Kōtare 1943: September 2021 https://www.festival.nz/article/a-window-into-te-ao-m%C4%81ori-the-taiaha/ The taiaha is one of the most iconic of all the Māori weapons and it was born when Tū, the god of war sought out Rūrūtangiākau, the weapon maker of the gods, and asked her to fashion a weap

Dennis Kawaharada https://www2.hawaii.edu/~dennisk/voyaging_chiefs/moikeha.html Mo‘ikeha was an ali‘i nui (high chief) from Moa‘ulanui a kea, Tahiti, where he lived with his wife Kapo. They had a child named La‘amaikahiki. 1 When ‘Olopana and Lu‘ukia arrived in Tahiti, 2  Mo‘ikeha became infatuated with Lu‘ukia and soon after took her as his lover. ‘Olopana harbored no ill feeling toward Mo‘ikeha; in fact, he approved of his friend’s affair with his wife. ‘Olopana was appoint

Kii: 2025 Voyrix.com , Reed McFadden Kaulana No Ho'i The powerful chiefs of old Hawaii sought out the finest olohe lua to instruct the warriors in his court. These certain olohe lua were sought after throughout he islands to bring the best instruction to the chief’s court. These olohe were given lands, gifts and power as compensation for their ike and skill. The high chief of the island could request certain instructors under other chiefs to come to his court. These hand sele

Kii: Wilderness Coffee and Natural High On the night of Akua, will walk the akua of old in their own procession.  In the procession is of the akua, the torches ( lamalama } will be burning red, all trees along their path way that are standing above their heads are broken and scattered upon their approach, as their heads are tapu, and nothing shall be higher than their heads. Winds and rain will arrive over the lands prior to their approach, lightning and thunder may reverbera

Kii: British Museum Originally published in Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha Translated by Frances N. Frazier Produced with the assistance of the State of Hawai‘i Historic Preservation Division, DLNR Kamehameha Schools Press Honolulu • 2000 Pgs 174-191 Chapter 7,   An Island at War   January 19, 1922      Because of Kamehameha’s foresight and consultation with his famous warrior Kekūhaupi‘o, he understood

Kii: Volcano National Park Service- Koae kea Kii:  Pada Photo Journey - Koae ula Traditions and knowledge are recorded in various ways for all indigenous people. These important events can be passed down in many ways, including song, dance, stories and chants.       Hula and Lua are similar in style yet unique to the many individual halau of old. One's specific practice, such as hula, lua, or other arts, employs specific styles to commemorate past events, which may be in danc

Kii: Sophie Morgan The story of Pepeiu is from Taiohae, Nukuhiva. It appears in E.S. Craighill Handy’s Marquesan Legends (Honolulu: Bishop Museum, 1930); pp. 127-129. https://www2.hawaii.edu/~dennisk/voyaging_chiefs/pepeiu.html Toni [a tau‘a, or inspirational priest] lived at Taiohae; Te-pua-i-mohui, a fisherman, was his son; Pepe-iu was his daughter. When the son went fishing, the daughter stayed up in the valley with her father. Three times when Tepua-i-mohui returned from

Kii: Webber Hawaiian Antiquities David Malo HONOLULU HAWAIIAN GAZETTE CO., Ltd. 1903 https://hawaiian-grammar.org/resources/Malo-Hawaiian-Antiquities.pdf Pgs. 304- 306 CHAPTER LV.  MOKOMOKO 1. During the Makahiki season, when the Makahiki god made his rounds, the people of different districts gathered at one place and held boxing matches. 2. The multitude being seated in a circle, the backers of one champion stood forth and vaunted the merits of their favorite, who thereupon