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The Hawaiian feather cloaks were decorated using yellow, red, sometimes black and green plumage taken from specific types of native birds [22] [23] (cf. § Bird feathers below). The plant used to make the netting is olonā or Touchardia latifolia , a member of the nettle family [ 24 ] (cf. § Early and later types ).
Hawaiian feather helmets, known as mahiole in the Hawaiian language, [2] were worn with feather cloaks (ʻahu ʻula). These were symbols of the highest rank reserved for the men of the aliʻi, [3] the chiefly class of Hawaii. There are examples of this traditional headgear in museums around the world.
A Hawaiian ‘ahu‘ula (feathered cape). Aztec feather shield 'meander and sun" (around 1520, Landesmuseum Württemberg) Featherwork is the working of feathers into a work of art or cultural artifact. This was especially elaborate among the peoples of Oceania and the Americas, such as the Incas and Aztecs.
A mythical enemy-incinerating kapa (barkcloth) cape, retold as a feather skirt in one telling, occurs in Hawaiian mythology. In the tradition regarding the hero ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū, [c] the hero's grandmother Moʻoinanea who is matriarch of the divine lizards (moʻo akua, or simply moʻo) gives him her severed tail, which transforms into a cape (or kapa lehu, i.e. tapa) that turns enemies into ...
18th-century Hawaiian helmet and cloak, signs of royalty. Ancient Hawaiʻi was a caste society developed from ancestral Polynesians. In The overthrow of the kapu system in Hawaii, Stephenie Seto Levin describes the main classes: [27] Aliʻi. This class consisted of the high and lesser chiefs of the realms.
18th-century establishments in Hawaii (1 C) 0–9. 1770s in Hawaii (1 C) 1780s in Hawaii (1 C) 1790s in Hawaii (6 C, 1 P) Y. Years of the 18th century in Hawaii (7 C)
A fire truck and a police vehicle near an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, January 1, 2025. - Octavio Jones/Reuters
Thus, the Hawaiian name "Hina" is likely more connected to the other Polynesian meanings of Hina, denoting a silvery-grey color [4] like that of Mahina (i.e., the Moon in the Hawaiian language). As primordial gods who have existed for eternity , [ 5 ] Kū, Kāne, and Lono caused light to shine in upon the world.