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27 Feb 2013
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Hawaiian Word of the Day: ea

ea: 1. Sovereignty, rule, independence. La Ho’iho’i Ea, Restoration Day. Ho’iho’i i ke ea o Hawai’i, restore the sovereignty of Hawai’i. 2. Life, air, breath, respiration, vapor, gas; fumes, as of tobacco; breeze, spirit. This ea, as well as ea 1,3,4, is sometimes pronounced or sung ‘ea. eamama, eaolamama. Kaha ea, to deprive of rights of livelihood. Wai ea, aerated waters. Ho’opuka ea, exhaust fumes. Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘aina i ka pono (the motto of Hawai’i), the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. 3. To rise, go up, raise, become erect. aea, e’ea, ho’ea. Kai ea, rising sea. Ua ea kona po’o, his head was raised. 4. To smell. (Pukui & Elbert, 1971).

e ala e

e ala e

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22 Feb 2013

Hawaiian Word of the Day: kualena

kualena: To stretch,as tapa to free from wrinkles; taut. Fig., to concentrate the thoughts. He manawa keia a kakou e kualena ai i ko kakou mau no’ono’o, this is the time to concentrate mentally (Pukui & Elbert, 1971).

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20 Feb 2013

Hawaiian Word of the Day: ‘u’u

‘u’u: To strip, as leaves or maile bark; to draw in, as a line on a ship; to draw out, unsheath, as a sword…(Pukui & Elbert, 1971).

'u'u ka i'o o loko, strip the inner bark

‘u’u ka i’o o loko, strip the inner bark

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07 Feb 2013

Hawaiian Word of the Day

mole: 1. Tap root, main root; bottom, as of a pit or of a glass; ancestral root; foundation, source, cause. 2. Smooth, round, bald. ho’o.mole. To smooth. 3. Name of the smooth, uncarved side of a tapa beater, as used at the end of the beating to smooth out the cloth. 4. To linger, loiter, lag; backward.

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11 Jan 2013
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2013, New Year, New Beginnings

My goal in starting this blog is to learn all I can about Hawaiian kapa. From tools to processes, from designs to pigments and dyes… I hope to create a repository for my research and a journal that documents my journey. I hope that the knowledge shared here is of interest to others. Perhaps more importantly, I expect to be transformed as a person, as an artist, and as a Hawaiian… as my identity embraces the mana’o of my ancestors….

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