KANAKA MAOLI –CONNECTIONS TO THE `ĀINA

`ŌLELO NO`EAU

• He ali`i ka `āina, he kauwāke kanaka.The land is a chief, man is its servant.

Land has no need for man; but man needs the land and works for a livelihood.

LAND DIVISIONS

• Mokupuni –island

• Moku– district

• Ahupua`a–subdivision of land within an ahupua`a

HĀLOA

• The myth of Hāloa is

located in the Kumulipo

and has been passed down

generation to generations

HĀLOA

• The first birth was an unformed fetus (keikiʻaluʻalu), who was born prematurely. He was named Hāloanakalaukapalili, meaning the quivering long stalk.

• Hāloanakalaukapaliliwas buried at the eastern corner of the house and from his burial grew the first kalo (taro) plant.

HĀLOA

• The second birth was a

child named Hāloa in

honor of his elder brother.

Hāloa was born strong and

healthy and is believed to

be the first kanaka maoli, or

Hawaiian man.

• Hāloa means long breath

KULEANA

• Thus, Haloanakalaukapalil

i, the kalo, is considered to

be the older sibling and

the kanaka Hawai`i

(Hawaiian people) the

younger sibling.

KALO

• The kalo (taro) plant

plays a vital part in the

genealogy of the

Hawaiian people as

their most important

crop and main

sustenance.

`OHANA

• It is also important to

note that the term

ʻohana(family) comes

from the kalo plant itself.

The corm of the kalo is

called the ʻohā.

SHOWING RESPECT

• In Hawaiian tradition, it

is considered

disrespectful to fight in

front of an elder. One

should not raise the

voice, speak angrily or

make rude comments or

gestures.