1. Ka Moʻolelo no Kamapuaʻa:
HWST 104

2. 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 people.

3. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUAʻA
(As mentioned in this kaʻao)
• Kukui
– Candlenut tree
– It is one of the plant forms
of Kamapuaʻa that comes
to help him
– The nuts are eaten by the
pig
– It is said that the leaves
suggest the outline of the
snout and ears of a pig

4. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUAʻA
(As mentioned in this kaʻao)
• 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
Kamapuaʻa

5. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUAʻA
(As mentioned in this kaʻao)
• Olomea
– A native shrub or small tree
with ovate, red-veined
leaves, and many tiny
greenish flowers and red
fruits borne in panicles.
– 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

6. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUAʻA
(As mentioned in this kaʻao)
• Hala
– The pandanus, native from
southern Asia east to
Hawaiʻi, growing at low
altitudes, both cultivated
and wild.
– Manu uses: leaves
(lauhala) for mats, basket,
hats, etc.; fruit for lei,
brushes; male flowers to
scent kapa.

7. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUAʻA
(As mentioned in this kaʻao)
• 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 Kamapuaʻa
could take at will

8. NONI
• The Indian mulberry; a
small tree or shrub native to
Asia, Australia, and islands
of the Pacific.
• Many small flowers are
borne on round heads, which
become pale yellow
unpleasant tasting fruits
• Used for dye and medicinal
purposes; eaten in times of
famine

9. WIND & RAIN
• Many wind and rain names are associated with
places, and typically represent a characteristic of
the wind/rain of that particular area
• Many names are widespread, but some are in
special areas
– ʻĀ paʻa (p. 244): Short for ʻĀ paʻapaʻa, the name of a
strong wind associated with Kohala, Hawaiʻi

10. WIND & RAIN
• Many wind and rain names are associated with
places, and typically represent a characteristic of
the wind/rain of that particular area
• Many names are widespread, but some are in
special areas
– ʻĀ paʻa (p. 244): Short for ʻĀ paʻapaʻa, the name of a
strong wind associated with Kohala, Hawaiʻi