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Koa Mo‘o-lelo

Koa Mo‘o-lelo. http://samlow.com/sail-nav/images/CanoeKane.jpg. Koa. Brave, bold, fearless Soldier, warrior, fighter Koakoa – arrogant, impudent. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/hawaii/explore/king-of-the-forest.xml. Mo‘o-lelo.

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Koa Mo‘o-lelo

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  1. Koa Mo‘o-lelo http://samlow.com/sail-nav/images/CanoeKane.jpg

  2. Koa • Brave, bold, fearless • Soldier, warrior, fighter • Koakoa – arrogant, impudent http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/hawaii/explore/king-of-the-forest.xml

  3. Mo‘o-lelo • Mo‘o-lelo: Story, tale, tradition • Mo‘o – lizard, succession, strip of land, ridge, brindled • Lelo – tongue • Mo‘o-meheu: footprint • Mo‘o-puna: spring • Kuna Mo‘o: freshwater eel • Mo‘o-kū-‘au-hau: geneology http://pacificislandparks.com/2011/03/31/oasis-of-life-in-forest-island/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/_ana_/7111205111/

  4. Koa relationships • Wa‘a, surfboards • Medicine- induce sleep, burnt leaves ‘ea and pā‘ao‘ao • Bark – dye and tanning • Hula • “Ka ulukoa I kaioOneawa” Legend of Hi‘iaka - Koa grove at sea http://www.bigislandchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kamehameha_landing.jpg http://data.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/images/koa_surfboard_D01555.jpg

  5. Koa Mo‘o-lelo • Context of wa‘a – canoe or trench • Shaped by fierce winds of the mountains • Beaten by overwhelming waves • Rolled over sandy beaches • Smashed against coral or lava reefs • Until finally, lay worn and conquered • Ready to meet the roughest life

  6. Koa Mo‘o-lelo • Ka-hanai-a-ke-akua – a chief resided near Kou • Nu‘uanu valley – cool height • Good koa trees but guarded by mo‘o and e‘epa • Mo‘o sends winds, black clouds, discouraging omens • Priests persisted • Log became stuck pulled to the stream • Mo ‘o let go • Stopped up the springs, turned streams dry • Hold the wa‘a • Ka-ho‘o-kane- place of sharp turns, steep banks, great stones • Wedged the stone fast • Now known as “The canoe of the dragon god” • “E olakoa” Live like a koa tree

  7. Ke-au-hou • Ka-pāpala – Ahupua‘a, home of Kilauea, abode of the goddess Pele • The Charpentiera shrub • Ke-au-hou – an ‘ili in the ahupua‘a of Kapapala • Au – period of time, era, cycle; current or flow, movement, motion, weather • Hou – new, fresh, again, to push, perspiration http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3403/3261451419_6272e72f2c.jpg

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