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The heiau were sacred places; only the kahuna (priests) and certain sacred ali'i (high chiefs) were allowed to enter. The largest heiau known to exist, Hale O Pi'ilani Heiau, is a massive, three-acre (12,000-square-meter) platform with fifty-foot retaining walls, located in Hāna on Maui. Built for Pi'ilani, it dates to the 13th century. [11]
These protests have become known as the Thirty Meter Telescope Protests. Some Hawaiians regard Mauna Kea as the most sacred mountain of Native Hawaiian religion and culture. Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners have repeatedly failed in court to prove that these practices [which?] predate 1893 (the threshold for protection under Hawaii State ...
In ancient Hawaii, a luakini temple, or luakini heiau, was a Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered. [ citation needed ] In Hawaiian tradition , luakini heiaus were first established by Paʻao , a legendary priest credited with establishing many of the rites and symbols typical of the stratified high ...
The Pools of ʻOheʻo, also known as the Seven Sacred Pools, are a group of tiered pools in ʻOheʻo Gulch in Haleakalā National Park in Maui, Hawaii. They are located in the national park's Kipahulu area. [1] Despite its nickname, there are more than seven pools in the area. [2] The Hawaiian word "ʻOheʻo" translates to "something special." [3]
Hawaiian religion has birthed many central Hawaiian values, including respect for the 'aina (land), which stems from an emphasis on respect for Lono, the God of the land. Religion has also directed the response to volcanic eruptions and lava flows. When a volcano erupts, Hawaiians believe this is a sacred process of the Earth being reborn.
The ʻahu ʻula (feather cape or cloak in the Hawaiian language, literally "red/sacred garment for the upper torso" [1]), [2] and the mahiole (feather helmet) were symbols of the highest rank of the chiefly aliʻi [3] class of ancient Hawaii. There are over 160 examples of this traditional clothing in museums around the world.
A SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center crowd of 3,214 saw Hawaii (14-1) extend its winning streak to 13 matches in a row with its fifth consecutive sweep against one of five unranked teams the ...
Līloa's Kāʻei is his sacred feathered sash, now kept at the Bishop Museum. [33] [34]: p. 120 Līloa was the first son of Kiha nui lulu moku who descended from Hāna laʻa nui. [19] [35] Līloa's mother, Waioloa, his grandmother, Neʻula and great-grandmother, Laʻa kapu were of the ʻEwa aliʻi lines of Oahu.