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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Mahalo!