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NĀ MO`OLELO O PUNAPuna Legends
HWST 100
PĀPA`I
KE KĀNĀWAI MĀMALAHOE
E nā kānakaE mālama `oukou i ke akuaE mālama ho`i i ke kanaka
nui a me ke kanaka ikiE hele ka `elemakule, ka
luahine, a me ke kama a moe i ke ala
`A`ohe mea nāna e ho`opilikia
Hewa nō, make!
O my people,Honor thy god;Respect alike (the rights of )
men great and humbleSee to it that our aged, our
women, and our childrenLie down to sleep by the
roadsideWithout fear of harmDisobey, and die
KAHAWALI
PELE & KAMAPUA`A
KINOLAU• According to the Hawaiian Dictionary, kinolau are “many
forms taken by a supernatural body, as Pele, who could at will become a flame of fire, a young girl, or an old hag”
• It is believed that when the gods tangibly manifested themselves on earth, they took forms of kinolau, or numerous bodies.
• Such manifestations include human, fish, and plant forms, as well as inanimate objects and phenomenon such as lightning, hailstones or rainbows.
• In these visibly earthly manifestations, the gods became a part of day to day life for the Hawaiian people.
KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Kukui– Candlenut tree– The nuts are eaten
by the pig– It is said that the
leaves suggest the outline of the snout and ears of a pig
KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• ʻUhaloa– A small weed with
ovate leaves and small, clustered yellow flowers.
– Leaves and inner bark of root are very bitter and are used for tea or chewed to relieve sore throat.
– One of the plant forms of the pig demi-god Kamapuaʻa
KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Olomea– A native shrub or small
tree with ovate, red-veined leaves, and many tiny greenish flowers and red fruits
– The wood is hard and formerly was used with soft hau wood to produce fire by rubbing.
– It is one of the plant forms of Kamapuaʻa
KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Hala– The pandanus, native
from southern Asia east to Hawaiʻi, growing at low altitudes, both cultivated and wild.
– Many uses: leaves (lauhala) for mats, basket, hats, etc.; fruit for lei, brushes; male flowers to scent kapa.
KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A• ʻAmaʻumaʻu– Young amaʻu ferns; many
ʻamaʻu ferns
– ʻAmaʻu is a type of fern with fronds that are narrower, smaller, and less divided than those of the hāpuʻu.
– ʻAmaʻu ferns are eaten by the pig
– One of the forms that Kamapuaʻa could take at will
KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Humuhumunukunukuapua`a– Lit. humuhumu with the snout of a fish– Trigger fish