ceremonies and rituals
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CEREMONY & RITUAL
4 MAJOR GODS
• Kāne• Kū• Lono• Kanaloa
KINOLAU
• According to the Hawaiian dictionary, kinolau are “many forms taken by a supernatural body” (Literally: many bodies)
• It is believed that when the gods tangibly manifested themselves on earth they did so in the forms of kinolau
KĀNE
• Considered to be the leading god of the 4 major gods
• God of creation• Ancestor of chiefs and
commoners• God of forests, fresh water,
and sunlight• Kinolau – kalo, `ōhi`a lehua,
`ohe
KŪ
• God of the major works of men including warfare, adze making, canoe making, farming, fishing and government
• Elaborate luakini heiau that required the highest of gifts, that of the life of a man
• Took many forms such as Kūka`ilimoku & Kū`ula
• Kinolau - `ulu, niu, `ōhi`a
LONO
• God of fertility, peace and agriculture
• God of clouds, rain, and winds
• Lonoikamakahiki - patron god of the Makahiki, the fall harvest festival
• Kinolau – kukui, `uala
KANALOA
• God of the ocean and the ocean winds
• Together with Kāne, he was able to locate water in springs
• Kinolau - `uhaloa
KAPU
PROTOCOL
• Permission to remove certain plants was sought
• Many prayers were offered in the field or forest
KI`I
CARVING KI`I
KI`I
`Ōhi`a lehuaKauila
Kou
MAKAHIKI
PLANTS USED IN RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES
`ŌLELO NO`EAU
• E hānai `awa a ikaika ka makaniFeed with `awa so that the spirit may gain strength
One offers `awa and prayers to the dead so that their spirits may grow strong and be a source of help to the family
`AWA
`AWA CEREMONY
`ŌLELO NO`EAU
• E pale lau`ī i ko akua ke hiki aku i KonaPlace a shield of ti-leaves before your god when you arrive in Kona.
A message sent by Ka`ahumanu to Liholiho requesting him to free the kapu of his god Kūka`ilimoku. Ka`ahumanu was at that time striving to abolish the kapu system.
KĪ
LIMU KALA
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