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Karakia are Māori incantations and prayer used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection. [1] They are also considered a formal greeting when beginning a ceremony . According to Māori legend, there was a curse on the Waiapu River which was lifted when George Gage (Hori Keeti) performed karakia.
Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaiʻi about 12 miles (19 km) south of Kailua-Kona.Settled over a thousand years ago, the surrounding area contains many archeological and historical sites such as religious temples and also includes the spot where the first documented European to reach the Hawaiian islands, Captain James Cook, was killed.
After Cook, Hawaii was not visited by any foreign ships for seven years but, after 1786, visits became increasingly frequent. At the end of the eighteenth century, the maritime fur trade developed between the northwest coast of North America and Asia bringing the ships of many nations to the North Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian islands became ...
The "election" was a seven-day celebration by the locals and Baxter's vacation party. [5] ... Hawaii (Molokai Airport) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present ...
Keoneʻōʻio Bay is located south of the town of Wailea, Hawaii at the end of Mākena Alanui Road (State Highway 31) at . The bay's Hawaiian name is Keoneʻōʻio. [1] It was later named for the French explorer Captain Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse. But has been referred to the French explorer.
In Polynesian folklore, Hawaiki (also rendered as ʻAvaiki in Cook Islands, Hawaiki in Māori, Savaiʻi in Samoan, Havaiʻi in Tahitian, Hawaiʻi in Hawaiian) is the original home of the Polynesians, before dispersal across Polynesia. [1]
Hawaii Route 31, also known as the Pi'ilani Highway, is a 38-mile road [1] [2] on the island of Maui in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. Description [ edit ]
The falls at the end of Hanakapi`ai Valley, on the Nā Pali Coast. The natural environment and relative isolation, despite the noise of constant helicopter traffic, are the major attractions of the valley. Legal campers stay outside the valley in the designated camping area within roughly 300 feet (91 m) of Kalalau beach.