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Cultural anthropologists over the course of the 20th century identified techniques in the creation of kapa that are unique to the Hawaiian Islands. Wauke (Broussonetia papyrifera) was the preferred source of bast fibres for kapa, but it was also made from ʻulu (Artocarpus altilis), [4] ōpuhe (Urera spp.), [5] maʻaloa (Neraudia melastomifolia), [6] māmaki (Pipturus albidus), [7] ʻākala ...
Greta Mae "Puanani" Kanemura Van Dorpe (née Greta Mae Kanemura; 1933–2014) was an American artist and master of kapa, the traditional Hawaiian art of making cloth from bark fibers. Van Dorpe spent more than forty years researching the forgotten craft of making kapa, investigating the tools and materials used by ancient Hawaiians and ...
Sapindus oahuensis is a species of tree in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to Kauaʻi (Waimea Canyon) and Oʻahu (Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges). [4] Its common names include Āulu, [5] Oahu soapberry, alulu, kaulu, and lonomea. [2] Fruits
Ancient Hawaiʻi is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the establishment in 1795 of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally, researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands as having occurred sporadically between 400 and 1100 CE by Polynesian long-distance navigators from the Samoan , Marquesas ...
Kaloko (meaning "the pond" in the Hawaiian language) [4] is a site of fishponds used in ancient Hawaii is on the North end of the park. The first reference to the pond comes from the story of Kamalalawalu, about 300 years ago. The kuapā (seawall) [5] is over 30 feet wide and 6 feet high, stretching for 750 feet. Constructed by hand without ...
Lama" is the Hawaiian name for endemic ebony trees of genus Diospyros that were used in religious ceremonies. [3] Traditional land divisions in ancient Hawaii were agricultural units that ran from the seashore to mountains. The shoreline areas of Kapālama were later developed into part of Honolulu harbor.
Haka was born on Oʻahu, most likely in the 14th century. His father was High Chief Kapae-a-Lakona of Oʻahu, son of the Chief Lakona of Oahu. [1] [2] Thus, he was from the House of Maweke. Hakaʻs mother was Wehina; she was Kapae-a-Lakonaʻs consort. [3] Haka married Kapunawahine (wahine = "woman/wife"). She became a chiefess by this marriage.
Kūkaniloko Birth Site, also known as the Kūkaniloko Birthstones State Monument, is one of the most important ancient cultural sites on the island of Oʻahu.In 1973, it was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places and its boundaries were increased in 1995, [1] after 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land which included the site became a state park in 1992. [2]