Maui and the ka La
Aloha no kakou,
Maui was speaking with his mother Hina, who shared about the difficulty of making kapa. She would go through the strenuous work of making it and finally kaulai (hang dry) it, only to find that after a day, a week, even a whole month, "aole e maloo" (it would not dry). The length of the sun simply was not enough. At the time, kapa was dried by ahi.
One day Hina expressed her frus...
Maui and the Alae Ula
Aloha no kakou,
Maui makes his journey to Waianae, Oahu, in search of ahi (fire). There he comes across a group of Alae gathered around a flaming fire. Seeing his opportunity, Maui moved to hopu (grab) one of them.
The Alae scrambled and lele (took flight) to escape, all except one who was not so fortunate. Maui grabbed hold of this Alae and tied it up so it could not escape. He was one step cl...
Maui: A Hawaiian Demigod
Aloha mai,
Tomorrow the live action film of Moana releases. When Moana came out in 2016, I was part of many conversations with friends and family. A lot of people were learning for the first time that Maui the demigod is a legend found across many Polynesian islands.
This week I thought I would pull the curtain back on a version of Maui from Hawaii. I cannot cover the entire story in one email,...
Ka Leka o Ka Pule
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