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Ahu=altar, pua'a=pig) where taxes were collected for each area during the Makahiki. Each ahupuaa was then run by a headman or chief called a Konohiki. [4] In Keelikolani vs Robinson, the term is also translated as "land agent". In Territory vs Bishop Trust Co. LTD., when the agent was appointed by a chief they were referred to by the title of ...
At the University of Hawaii Manoa, hundreds of students lined the streets for blocks and, one by one, they passed the stones from the student taro patch of the university's Center on Hawaiian Studies down the human chain to the lawn in front of the office university president, David Lassner, where the stones were used to build an ahu (the altar ...
Wheeler Field was the site of several major historic aviation events prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, including the first transpacific flight from California in 1927; the great Dole Air Race from California to Hawaii; the first transpacific flight from the U.S. to Australia in 1928, and the first Hawaii-to-Mainland solo ...
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Pu'uhonua o Wai'anae (Refuge of Wai'anae) is a homeless community of around 200 near Wai'anae Boat Harbor and is the largest homeless encampment on O’ahu, Hawaii. [1] [2] The Village, as the residents call it, although run according to some of the same rules as a homeless shelter, is community-led and intends to foster a safe environment through community for children and families who would ...
Image credits: Bored Panda #3 Hugh Jackman Allegedly Had A Secret Romance With His Broadway Co-Star. It looks like Wolverine’s adamantium claws won’t do Hugh Jackman any good against the ...
Ahu A ʻUmi Heiau means "shrine at the temple of ʻUmi" in the Hawaiian Language. [2] It is also spelled "ahu-a-Umi", or known as Ahua A ʻUmi Heiau , which would mean "mound of ʻUmi". It was built for ʻUmi-a-Liloa , often called ʻUmi, who ruled the island of Hawaiʻi early in the 16th century.
In my work, the bond between dogs and their environment is presented in an intimate way. Each image tells the story of a dog in harmony with its surroundings, whether it is a mystical forest or a ...