Hawai'i Aloha Aina - Kaleikoa Ka'eo

[opihikao]

For those who are interested in our culture, this is a very good explanation, albeit lengthy. Presentation by Kaleikoa Ka'eo, also explains the Kumulipo, and the history of the Hawaiian people and our land.


Published on Jun 16, 2015


Kaleikoa Kaeo comes from Ihikapalaumaewa (an ancient name for Maui) and is perhaps the most influential and inspirational Hawaiian philosopher and speaker of our time. A long time activists for many different Hawaiian issues, Kaleikoa is also an associate professor of Hawaiian Studies at the UH Maui College. Chalkier was a lecturer in Hawaiian Language at UH Manoa, a teacher at King Kekaulike Hawaiian Immersion High School as well as the culture and education program manager for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. Tonight he speaks on the topic of Aloha Âina 'Oia i'o.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Cs4LLBqHQ&sns=fb


This is the closest lecture to what our (my ohana) Kupuna taught us (not including his position re: TMT on Mauna a Wakea/Mauna Kea). He is also entertaining, and very well read. For what it's worth.


JMO.

P.S. I hesitated in posting this due to the continued, and escalating "snark" on PW these days. However, if we're going to discuss Hawaiian culture, it would behoove all of us to be educated as to what we are debating and discussing. Mahalo.

ETA: Clarify

[pahoated]

The history of Hawaii is Marshall Islanders were here first (Micronesians), then Tongans, then the Tahitians that became what is being defined as Hawaii kanaka maoli.

A lot of this so-called debate could come to an end with extensive DNA testing across the Pacific. This new age christian contaminated Hawaiian religion needs to acknowledge they are only one offshoot of the Polynesian civilization, Atoo. Hawaii just turned out to be the best islands to stop migrating, at least for most. The Maori's didn't think Hawaii was the best and moved on to New Zealand.

The only claim to land is by conquest and power to hold. Always been that way, always will be that way, on this water world.

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

The Maori's didn't think Hawaii was the best and moved on to New Zealand.

The Tahitians sailed to Hawaii, but it wasn't quite to their liking, so they headed south to New Zealand? That's what I call a long layover. On an already long trip.

[pahoated]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

The Maori's didn't think Hawaii was the best and moved on to New Zealand.

The Tahitians sailed to Hawaii, but it wasn't quite to their liking, so they headed south to New Zealand? That's what I call a long layover. On an already long trip.

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No, they were many generation Hawaiians that sailed south west to find New Zealand. The Tahitians that didn't migrate to Hawaii never went backwards (westward) in their sailing discoveries and stayed in Tahiti. One other group left around the same time and kept going eastward to find Rapa Nui.

That is the Polynesian civilization, the first and only aquatic civilization, leaving the shores of what is now Indonesia, about 7,000 years ago. As each island was found, the majority would stay and a smaller group would keep going eastward. Western historians like to paint a savage, totally mindless, disconnected effort when that is the farthest from the truth. Another thing Western historians like to lie about is each island then became totally isolated. Wrong. There was a small amount of backtracking, probably individuals, so there was no total break from the Asian mainland and there is all kinds of proof in the Hawaiian society before Western contact. They had star charts, for Pele's sake!

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"