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Marie Alohalani Brown

Kaʻu Wahi Pūʻolo


"Kaʻu wahi pūʻolo"(my little bundle) derives from the use of pūʻolo (bundle, container) as metaphor for "message or topic." 

This is a blog about Hawaiian Religion. A frequent topic is its continuity despite the fact that it was officially abolished in 1819 and despite massive efforts to Christianize Hawaiians in the 19th and 20th centuries. A good portion of this blog is dedicated to sharing articles on Hawaiian religion from 19th- and 20th-century Hawaiian-language newspapers and other sources. I use the electronic archives Papakilo Database and Ulukau for much of my online research. My translations here are just very rough drafts to offer the gist of the articles for those who are unable to access the Hawaiian language. 
Photo: Dawn at Kahoʻolawe, a sacred island and kino lau of the ocean deity Kanaloa. Across the ocean stands Haleakalā, another sacred mountain, on the island of Maui. ​

Hawaiian Religion: Puolo Hoomanamana (1884)

7/27/2015

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A bundle containing things to worship a god was found at the Dillingham Bridge
[Oʻahu]. 

     
     Here are the things inside of that hoʻomanamana bundle: a jug of Brandy, a young kava plant, waterworn stone, Piʻialiʻi taro, sugarcane, red earth, banana, young coconut, all wrapped up in red cloth. 
     Oh the multitude, the descendants of Waʻawaʻaikinaʻaupō (Ignoramus), put an end to this kind of pagan pursuits, seeing that our knowledge within the last 74 years has sufficed, listen to this.

Published in Ka Leo o ka Lahui (The Voice of the Nation/People) on 17 August 1894.



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