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Hawaiian Mythology

By: Martha Beckwith

...” which means literally “of the heavens” but is translated by Hawaiians by the term “heavenly” as a title of endearment or adoration. The name of the parent is often added with the causal possessive “a” meaning “child of,” as in Umi-a-Liloa, which may be read “Umi, child of Liloa.” In many cases the definite article “ka” becomes a part of the name and hence the preponderan...

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The Polynesian Family System in Ka'U, Hawai'I

By: E. S. Craighill Handy

... The Punaluan Family. 60 -- Blood And Engrafted Relationships. 65 -- Sons And Daughters, Nephews And Nieces. 65. Brothers, Sisters And Cousins. 66 -- Parents, Uncles And Aunts. 67 -- Relationship Through Marriage. 69 -- Fostering And Adoption. 71 -- Categories Of Friendship. 73 -- V. The Life Cycle. 75 -- Conception, Gestation And Birth. 76 -- The Umbilicus And Navel. 78 -...

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Pauahi - the Kamehameha Legacy

By: Kamehameha Schools Press

...ful; that he would have his wives, and resume his government in Hawai?i; and that, at the same time, the existing generation would see and know their parents and ancestors, and all the people who had died would be restored to life."1 What did Kapihe mean? Was he referring to the literal resurrection of Kamehameha and his future return to earth, as some have suggested? If ...

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