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Makahiki Games are the most commonplace in the islands. The time for these games to be played is marked by the rising of Makaliʻi during the month of Welehu. ʻUlu maika is a game where the contestants bowl a rounded stone between two sticks. Mokomoko (aka kuʻikuʻi) is a boxing contest done with chants specific to the place. [9]
The NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title of 50th State Big Time Wrestling and was defended between 1952 and 1979 when it was phased out. The title was later revived by the current incarnation of NWA Hawaii in 2000.
Uma, also known as Kulakula'i, is a hand-wrestling game practiced by the indigenous residents of Hawaii. The contestants kneel and grasp each other's elbows on the same side. The object is to force one's opponent's arm to the ground. [32] The game was frequently played by the Hawaiian ruling class (the Ali'i). [33]
Dec. 24—Multiple state championships didn't mean much Saturday night in Wahiawa. Multiple state championships didn't mean much Saturday night in Wahiawa. Kamehameha's Evan Kusumoto and Xander ...
From February 1940 through 1942 the title was known as the Hawaii Junior Heavyweight Championship. The title was defended in the NWA affiliated promotion , Island Xtreme Wrestling Federation . Previously it was in 50th State Big Time Wrestling and Polynesian Wrestling.
This championship was created in 1962 as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version). In 1968, it was renamed the NWA North American Championship (Hawaii version). In 1978, it was renamed again to the NWA Pacific International Championship. The championship was vacated in 1979 when 50th State Big Time Wrestling was sold.
Hoʻokupu gifts to the Hawaiian god Lono during the hookupu protocol presentation of a Makahiki festival at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii, 2010 Hawaiian wrestling matches during Makahiki. The Makahiki season is the ancient Hawaiian New Year festival, in honor of the god Lono of the Hawaiian religion.
The NWA Pacific International Heavyweight Championship was the primary singles championship of 50th State Big Time Wrestling, the NWA territory based in Hawaii.The title was originally the Hawaiian version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in Hawaii.