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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Pu‘ukohola Heiau: ‘the place that marks us as a people … known as Hawaiians’ (The Maui News)

Anniversary of Kamehameha’s unification of the Hawaiian Islands brings Mauians back to the source




By KEKOA ENOMOTO, Staff Writer
 
Maui cultural practitioners convene at the center of the Native Hawaiian cultural and spiritual universe this month.




Starting Aug. 12, an estimated 1,000 participants - one-third of them Maui residents and family members - will celebrate the bicentennial of Kamehameha the Great unifying the Hawaiian Islands to form the Kingdom of Hawaii.



Ceremonies will unfold with chant, hula and ho'okupu, or offerings, at the annual three-day Ho'oku'ikahi, or Unification, celebration at Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historical Site at Kawaihae, Hawaii island.



A unique genealogical, historical, spiritual and cultural connection between Maui and Pu'ukohola heiau will be manifest, with Maui-related celebrants' roles ranging from ali'i (royalty) and 'ielemakua (elder statesman) to kahuna nui (high priest). Other Maui participants' roles include kaukau ali'i (akin to ali'i-elect), kumu hula, master stoneworker and ladies in waiting.
 
Read full article: http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/533966.html
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