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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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Death of Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III)
Kii: 1842 Drawing , Thomas Agate. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Ruling Chiefs Of Hawaii SAMUEL M. KAMAKAU...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 23, 202227 min read


The warriors of Micronesia
Bwang, A Martial Art of the Caroline Islands WILLIAM A. LESSA and CARLOS G. VELEZ-I. Bwang is a traditional martial art of the Caroline...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 22, 20229 min read


Pā‘aiea
May 12, 2019 by Peter T Young It is said there once was a very large fishpond extending from Ka‘elehuluhulu, adjoining the region of...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 21, 202214 min read


Kānāwai (Pertaining to Water and Water Laws)
Of direct interest to the discussion of water, are several laws (kānāwai) and descriptions of nā pono wai (water rights) which were...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 20, 202221 min read


Kahekili and Kalaniʻōpuʻu
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna VOLUME I WAI O KE OLA: HE WAHI MO‘OLELO NO MAUI HIKINA A Collection of Native Traditions and Historical Accounts of...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 17, 20224 min read


Maui Hikina–Traditions of the Piʻilani Line
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Maui Hikina–Traditions of the Pi‘ilani Line Mo‘olelo ‘Äina: Waikamoi Preserve 17 Kumu Pono Associates LLC HE...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 17, 20228 min read


Kānehekili – A Tradition of the Pāpaʻaʻea Keʻanae Region
Wai o ke ola: he wahi moʻolelo no Maui Hikina (Vol. I) Samuel Kamakau also recorded early god-associated accounts that mention lands of...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 17, 20223 min read


Moikeha
The History of Moikeha. Fornander ——— CHAPTER I. IT IS commonly spoken of in the history of Moikeha that he came from the land known as...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 15, 202247 min read


Kamāʻuleʻule
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised Edition) SAMUEL M. KAMAKAU KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS PRESS • HONOLULU Copyright © 1961...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 14, 202247 min read


Hanai i ke Kahu
Sharks as 'aumakua Honolulu Advertiser Sunday, January 14, 2001 By Katherine Nichols Advertiser Staff Writer https://www.moolelo.com/shar...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 13, 20228 min read


Famous men of early days
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna.com Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore. Vol. 5 part 2 Capter 17 Abraham Fornander Folklore...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 9, 202213 min read


Makaioulu
Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. Famous men of Early Days Makaioulu was one of Kamehameha's celebrated warriors in the war...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 9, 20223 min read


Pe'ape'a Makawalu i ka OLELO HAWAII
Photo: Kuʻialuaopuna Kaao no Peapea. Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. ‒‒‒‒ PEAPEA, HE KOA KAULANA.----KAUA A LANAKILA MALUNA O...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 9, 20225 min read


Pe'ape'a Makawalu
Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. Story of Peapea. Peapea, Famed Warrior.‒His Battle and Victory Over Kahahana’s Forces.‒...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 9, 20225 min read


Ka'iana and Keouakuahu'ula
Originally published in Ka Hoku o Hawaii Kamehameha and his warrior Kekūhaupi‘o Written in Hawaiian by Reverend Stephen L. Desha...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 7, 202221 min read


Te Pito o Te Henua
Moʻolelo Polenesia Na Kaleimakana Lenci, Keao NeSmith a me Kapulani Antonio No Rapanui Ka Nohona ʻĀina ʻO Rapanui ka moku kū kaʻawale o...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 7, 20227 min read


Ai Kanaka
Photo: Ku'ialuaopuna ScienceViews.com XVII. A Legend of Molokai Rev. A. O. Forbes https://scienceviews.com/islands/hawaiianfolktales17.ht...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 3, 20226 min read


Na Akua
HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY Martha Beckwith HAWAIIAN sorcery has never been studied in relation to its actual functioning in different localities...

Kuialuaopuna
Jun 3, 202224 min read


Ka'u, THE LEGENDARY SETTING
THE POLYNESIAN FAMILY SYSTEM IN KA-ʻU, HAWAIʻI by E. S. CRAIGHILL HANDY and MARY KAWENA PUKUI with a concluding Chapter on the History...

Kuialuaopuna
May 24, 202217 min read


Native Use of Fish in Hawaii
INTRODUCTION FISH, including shellfish, were the main protein-giving elements of the Hawaiian diet. Pig, dog, chicken and wild birds...

Kuialuaopuna
May 16, 202227 min read
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