3. KE KĀNĀWAI MĀMALAHOE
E nā kānaka O my people,
E mālama `oukou i ke akua Honor thy god;
E mālama ho`i i ke kanaka Respect alike (the rights of )
nui a me ke kanaka iki men great and humble
E hele ka `elemakule, ka See to it that our aged, our
luahine, a me ke kama a women, and our children
moe i ke ala Lie down to sleep by the
`A`ohe mea nāna e roadside
ho`opilikia Without fear of harm
Hewa nō, make! Disobey, and die
6. KINOLAU
• According to the Hawaiian Dictionary, kinolau are
“many forms taken by a supernatural body, as Pele,
who could at will become a flame of fire, a young
girl, or an old hag”
• It is believed that when the gods tangibly manifested
themselves on earth, they took forms of kinolau, or
numerous bodies.
• Such manifestations include human, fish, and plant
forms, as well as inanimate objects and
phenomenon such as lightning, hailstones or
rainbows.
• In these visibly earthly manifestations, the gods
became a part of day to day life for the Hawaiian
7. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Kukui
– Candlenut tree
– The nuts are eaten
by the pig
– It is said that the
leaves suggest the
outline of the snout
and ears of a pig
8. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• ʻUhaloa
– A small weed with
ovate leaves and
small, clustered
yellow flowers.
– Leaves and inner
bark of root are
very bitter and are
used for tea or
chewed to relieve
sore throat.
– One of the plant
forms of the pig
demi-god
9. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Olomea
– A native shrub or
small tree with ovate,
red-veined leaves,
and many tiny
greenish flowers and
red fruits
– The wood is hard and
formerly was used
with soft hau wood to
produce fire by
rubbing.
– It is one of the plant
forms of Kamapuaʻa
10. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Hala
– The pandanus,
native from southern
Asia east to
Hawaiʻi, growing at
low altitudes, both
cultivated and wild.
– Many uses: leaves
(lauhala) for mats,
basket, hats, etc.;
fruit for lei, brushes;
male flowers to
scent kapa.
11. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• ʻAmaʻumaʻu
– Young amaʻu ferns; many
ʻamaʻu ferns
– ʻAmaʻu is a type of fern
with fronds that are
narrower, smaller, and less
divided than those of the
hāpuʻu.
– ʻAmaʻu ferns are eaten by
the pig
– One of the forms that
12. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Humuhumunukunukuapua`a
– Lit. humuhumu with the snout of a fish
– Trigger fish
