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the forty male gods or aspects of Kāne (ke kanahā) the four hundred gods and goddesses (ka lau) the great multitude of gods and goddesses (ke kini akua) the spirits (nā ʻunihipili) the guardians (nā ʻaumākua) Another breakdown [8] consists of three major groups: the four gods, or akua: Kū, Kāne, Lono, Kanaloa
Kahiko-Lua-Mea (better known simply as Kahiko) is a god in Hawaiian mythology, who was once a chief on the Earth and lived in Olalowaia. He is mentioned in the chant Kumulipo and in the Chant of Kūaliʻi. Kahiko is also mentioned in The Legend of Waia. [1] The legend is that there was a head figure that had the ability to speak.
The akua pāʻani is typically held by a court, who collect the ancestral taxes from each ahupuaʻa, alongside an aliʻi (a chief or chiefess) and a moʻī (paramount chief or chiefess). This is an exceptional act though; it is not often that makaʻainana or citizens are allowed to interact with their aliʻi in this manner.
In traditional Pu-anue genealogy, Kumukumu-ke-kaa and her husband Paia-a-ka-lani were the mother and father of the earth and heavens. Another genealogy declared that Ka-mai-eli and Kumu-honua were the mother and father. [23] The kapu religion in Hawaii was polytheistic, led by the gods Kāne, Kū, Lono, and Kanaloa.
Naʻu ke kaʻa. The car belongs to me. That's my car. Na Mary ke keiki. The child is Mary's. It's Mary's child. Nāna ka penikala. The pencil belongs to him/her/it. Nāu nō au. I belong to you. I'm yours. Note: ʻO kēia ke kaʻa nāu. This is the car I'm giving to you. He makana kēlā na ke aliʻi. This is a present for the chief.
Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds ...
"Ai Kahiko", meaning "in the ancient style" are those hula written in the 20th and 21st centuries that follow the stylistic protocols of the ancient hula kahiko. There are also two main positions of a hula dance: either sitting (noho dance) or standing (luna dance). Some dances utilize both forms.
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