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2. Lei niho palaoa - Wikipedia

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   Lei niho palaoa. 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. The symbolism is not known; it may represent a tongue that speaks the law, or may represent a vessel for ...

3. Lei (garland) - Wikipedia

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   Lei (garland) A fragrant lei of fresh pikake (Arabian jasmine) A lei (/ leɪ /) is a garland or wreath common in Hawaii, across Polynesia, and the Philippines. More loosely defined, a lei is any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn. Lei of various styles are given as gifts to honour people throughout the Pacific, being ...

4. Hei matau - Wikipedia

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   Modern hei matau, made of pounamu. Traditionally, matau, or fishhooks, were carved from bone, ivory, shell, wood, or pounamu; composite hooks were also common. [3][4] They came in several different forms. There are multiple apparently functional matau forms, but the functions of some are not known. [3][5] Some were plain and utilitarian; others ...

5. Jewellery in the Pacific - Wikipedia

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   Jewellery in the Pacific, with the exception of Australia, is worn to be a symbol of either power, but in many cases across the Pacific, jewellery is worn to show fertility. As a prime example, the hei-tiki of the New Zealand Māori is said to be a sign of fertility. However, many historians suggest that the carved necklace has connections with ...

6. List of fish of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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   Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [1] In total the Hawaiian Islands comprise a total of 137 islands and atolls, with a total land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km 2). [2] This archipelago and its oceans are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.

7. Puka shell - Wikipedia

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   Each one is the beach-worn apex of a cone snail. Puka is the Hawaiian word for "hole" and refers to the naturally occurring hole in the middle of these rounded and worn shell fragments. These natural beads are made into necklaces. Numerous inexpensive imitations are now widely sold as puka shell necklaces. The majority of contemporary "puka ...