Mauna Kea; from Wakea - Ancestor of the First People of This Land

Author:

Kanahele, Pualani

Title:

Mauna Kea; from Wakea - Ancestor of the First People of This Land

Year:

2005

Subject:

Hawaiian chants

Summary:

This document describes how Mauna a Wakea belongs to Wakea, the ancestor of the first people of Hawaii. It includes chants that describe the sacredness of Mauna a Wakea, how the buildings on Mauna Kea exist today due to a lack of voice from the Hawaiian people in the very beginning, and how the kupunas are being asked to help in the cause of stopping more building from happening on a mountain that is recognized as the beginning of life for the Hawaiian people.

URL:

http://alohaquest.com/scripts/mauna_kea.htm

Collection:

Monographs