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Manono II
Manono II (died 1819) was a Hawaiian chiefess and member of the royal family during the Hawaiian Kingdom, Kingdom of Hawaii. She along with her second husband Keaoua Kekuaokalani died fighting for the Hawaiian religion after Kamehameha II abolished the Kapu (Hawaiian culture), kapu system. Biography Manono's father was Kekuamanoha, and her mother was Kalolaa-kumukoa, Kalola-a-Kumukoʻa, the wife of Kamehameha before his victory at the Battle of Mokuohai, Battle of Mokuʻōhai. Through her father she was a granddaughter of Kekaulike, the King or Alii nui of Maui, Moʻi of Maui. From her mother's side, she was the great-granddaughter of King Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku of Hawaiʻi. Her half-siblings from her father's first marriage were Kalanimoku, Boki (Hawaiian chief), Boki, and Wahinepio. She was the cousin of Kaʻahumanu, Kalākua Kaheiheimālie, and Namahana Piʻia, Kuakini, Governor of Hawaiʻi; and Keeaumoku II, Keʻeaumoku II. Around 1809, while still in her youth, Manono w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuamoo Burials
The Kuamoo Burials (also known as the Lekeleke Burial Grounds) is an historic Hawaiian burial site for warriors killed during a major battle in 1819. The site is located at Kuamoo Bay in the North Kona District, on the island of Hawaii, United States. History Despite some contact with Europeans, Kamehameha I, after creating a united Kingdom of Hawaii, followed the ancient Hawaiian Religion called the Kapu system. When he died in May 1819, power passed to his wife Queen Kaahumanu and Kamehameha I's son Liholiho (Kamehameha II) who abolished the kapu system, leaving Hawaii religionless; Christian missionaries didn't reach Hawaii until the March 30, 1820. However, Kamehameha I's nephew Kekuaokalani wanted to keep the kapu system. Kekuaokalani led an armed rebellion to protect the traditions still honored by many of the common people. The traditionalists marched from Kaawaloa at Kealakekua Bay and met the royal army headed by Kalanimoku in an area also known as Lekeleke in Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namahana Piʻia
Lydia Nāmāhāna Kekuaipiʻia (c. 1787 – 1829 ) was a wife of King of . She was the daughter of Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi, and her sisters and were also Kamehameha's wives. Kamehameha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ellis (missionary)
William Ellis (29 August 17949 June 1872) was a British missionary and author. He travelled through the Society Islands, Hawaiian Islands, and Madagascar, and wrote several books describing his experiences. Early life He was born in Charles Street, Longacre, London of working-class parents on 29 August 1794. His father (from Norwich) and a short-lived older brother (25 May 17933 December 1793) were also named William. (If a child died young, parents often named another child by the same name, especially if they wanted to pass on a parent's or grandparent's name.) Not much is known of his mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Bedborough (1772–1837). She was born in Reading, England, and her parents Daniel and Mary Bedborough had her baptised on 5 April 1772 in Hurst, Berkshire. She married William Ellis on 13 August 1792, and she died in Wisbech on 15 February 1837 aged 65. Their other children were: Sarah Ellis (born 9 December 1797 in St. Giles, London), Mary Ellis (born 6 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ʻAi Noa
The Ai Noa ( Hawaiian: literally ''free eating''), was a period of taboo-breaking which convulsed the Hawaiian Islands in October 1819. Women were allowed to eat forbidden food and to eat with men; the priests were no longer to offer human sacrifices; the many prohibitions surrounding the high chiefs were relaxed. Kamehameha I, the conqueror of the islands, had just died; his son Liholiho succeeded him (and was later known as King Kamehameha II). He came to power amid scenes of grief and licence. The usually strict rules of the Hawaiian religion and social system, known as kapu, were in abeyance during the usual mourning period. Women ate pork and bananas, people had sexual intercourse with whomever they pleased, routine life was completely overthrown. When a new high chief came to power, he usually re-imposed the kapu. Liholiho did attempt to reestablish the kapu, but he was opposed by his mother, Keōpūolani, the other wives of Kamehameha (including Kaahumanu, the powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiau
A ''heiau'' () is a Hawaiian temple. Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose and location, they range from simple earth terraces, to elaborately constructed stone platforms. There are heiau to treat the sick (''heiau hōola''), offer first fruits, offer first catch, start rain, stop rain, increase the population, ensure the health of the nation, achieve success in distant voyaging, reach peace, and achieve success in war (''luakini''). Only the luakini was dedicated through human sacrifice. There are two types of luakini. They were called the ''ohia ko'' and ''hakuohia''.Samuel Kamakau, ''Ka Poe Kahiko; The People of Old'' (Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1993), 130. After the official end of Hawaiian religion in 1819 and with later pressure from Christian missionaries (who first arrived in 1820), many were deliberately destroyed, while others were allowed to fall into disrepair. Heiau are still considered sacred by many of the inhabitants of Hawaii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keōpūolani
Kalanikauikaalaneo Kai Keōpūolani-Ahu-i-Kekai-Makuahine-a-Kama-Kalani-Kau-i-Kealaneo (1778–1823) was a queen consort of Hawaii and the highest ranking wife of King Kamehameha I. Early life Keōpuolani was born around 1778 at an area known as Pahoehoe of Pāpōhaku, near present-day Wailuku, on the island of Maui. She was known as Kalanikauikaalaneo in her early childhood. Her name means "Gathering of the Clouds of Heaven". Her father was Kīwalaʻō, King of Hawaii island. He was the son of King Kalaniʻōpuʻu of Hawaii island who met Captain James Cook at Kealakekua Bay. Her mother was Queen Kekuiapoiwa Liliha, half-sister of Kamehameha I. Their father was Keōuakupuapāikalani. Kiwalaō and Kekuiapoiwa Liliha were half-siblings through their shared mother, High Chiefess Kalola-Pupuka-Honokawahilani of Maui. As a child, Keōpuolani lived for a while in Hāna (the eastern tip of Maui), then moved back to the Wailuku area. Battle of Kepaniwai In 1790, while Keōpuolan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manono I
Manono I was a Hawaiian High Chiefess. She was a daughter of Alapainui and Chiefess Kamakaʻīmoku. Manono was a granddaughter of Chiefess Kalanikauleleiaiwi of Hawaiʻi and niece of chief Haae-a-Mahi. Manono married her half-brother Keōua and bore him a daughter Kiʻilaweau.''Inclusion of Native Hawaiians in Certain Indian Acts and Programs'' Manono was a grandmother of Keaoua Kekuaokalani Keaoua Kekua-o-kalani (sometimes known as Kaiwi-kuamoo Kekua-o-kalani) was a nephew of the king Kamehameha I, the chief from Hawaii Island who unified the Hawaiian islands. Family He was the son of Kamehameha's younger brother Keliimaikai and .... References {{reflist Hawaiian chiefesses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Kawena Pukui
Mary Abigail Kawenaulaokalaniahiiakaikapoliopele Naleilehuaapele Wiggin Pukui (20 April 1895 – 21 May 1986), known as Kawena, was a Hawaiian scholar, author, composer, hula expert, and educator. Life Pukui was born on April 20, 1895, in her grandmother's home, named Hale Ola, in Haniumalu, Kau, on Hawaii Island, to Henry Nathaniel Wiggin (originally from Salem, Massachusetts, of a distinguished shipping family descended from Massachusetts Bay Colony governor Simon Bradstreet and his wife, the poet Anne Bradstreet) and Mary Paahana Kanakaole, descendant of a long line of kahuna (priests) going back centuries. Pukui's maternal grandmother, Naliipoaimoku, was a ''kahuna laau lapaau'' (medicinal expert) and ''kahuna pale keiki'' (midwife) and a hula dancer in Queen Emma's court. She had delivered the child, and asked Pukui's parents for the child to raise in the traditional way, and her request was granted. Kawena was born into the Fire Clan of Kau. Kawena and her grandmother wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diospyros Sandwicensis
''Diospyros sandwicensis'' is a species of flowering tree in the ebony family, Ebenaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It belongs to the same genus as both persimmons and ebony. Its common name, ''lama'', also means enlightenment in Hawaiian. ''Lama'' is a small to medium-sized tree, with a height of and a trunk diameter of . It can be found in dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of on all major islands. ''Lama'' and ''olopua'' ('' Nestegis sandwicensis'') are dominant species in lowland dry forests on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Kahoolawe, and Lānai. Uses The sapwood of ''lama'' is very white and forms a wide band inside the trunk. The heartwood is reddish-brown, fine-textured, straight-grained, and extremely hard. Native Hawaiians made ''aukā'' (upright supports) out of ''lama'' wood, which were used in ''hīnai'' (basket fish trap) construction. The white sapwood represented enlightenment, and thus had many religious uses. The ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebony
Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus ''Diospyros'', which also contains the persimmons. Unlike most woods, ebony is dense enough to sink in water. It is finely textured and has a mirror finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. The word ''ebony'' comes from the Ancient Egyptian ', through the Ancient Greek ('), into Latin and Middle English. Species Species of ebony include ''Diospyros ebenum'' (Ceylon ebony), native to southern India and Sri Lanka; '' D. crassiflora'' (Gabon ebony), native to western Africa; and '' D. celebica'' (Sulawesi ebony), native to Indonesia and prized for its luxuriant, multi-colored wood grain. Mauritius ebony, '' D. tessellaria'', was largely exploited by the Dutch in the 17th century. Some species in the genus yield an ebony with similar physical properties, but striped rather than the even black of ''D. ebenum''. Uses Ebony has a long history of use, and carved pieces have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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