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Early 19th-century Hawai'ian leiomano. The leiomano is a shark-toothed club used by various Polynesian cultures, primarily by the Native Hawaiians. [1]The word "leiomano" is derived from the Hawaiian language and may originate from lei o manō, meaning "a shark's lei."
19th century lei niho palaoa in the Honolulu Museum of Art. A lei niho palaoa is a Hawaiian neck ornament traditionally worn by aliʻi (chiefs) of both sexes. The 19th century examples are most commonly made of a whale tooth carved into a hook-shape suspended by plaited human hair.
Kapu Kuʻialua; Kuʻialua; or Lua; is an ancient Hawaiian martial art based on bone breaking, joint locks, throws, pressure point manipulation, strikes, usage of various weapons, battlefield strategy, open ocean warfare as well as the usage of introduced firearms from the Europeans. [2]
Similar to a neck breaker slam, this move sees the attacking wrestler back to back with the wrestler they plan to attack. The attacker then grabs the opponents wrists and wraps the opponents arms around their neck. The attacking wrestler then holds the wrists or arms of the opponent, proceeding to pull the arm or hands down to the mat.
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Puka is the Hawaiian word for "hole" and refers to the naturally occurring hole in the middle of these rounded and worn shell fragments. Numerous inexpensive imitations are now widely sold as puka shell necklaces. The majority of contemporary "puka shell necklaces" are not made from cone shells, but from other shells, or even from plastic.
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The design for mahiole is a basketry frame cap with a central crest running from the center of the forehead to the nape of the neck. However the variation in the design is considerable with the colour and arrangement of the feather patterns differing and the crest varying in height and thickness.