Inoa | Name(s)
Hina; Hinanuialana2; Hinakawea2; Hinamanouluae4 ;Hinaikawai; Hinaikeahi; Hinaikamalama
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
ʻO Hina lāua ʻo ū nā makamua o nā akua i hōʻea ma Hawaiʻi maiā Kahiki mai. ʻIke pinepine ʻia ma nā moʻolelo kahiko, ʻo Hina lāua ʻo ū nā makua, me he mea lā ʻo lāua nā mākua o nā kānaka Hawaiʻi. ʻO ū ke akua nāna ke kuleana o ka mana o ke kāne, a ʻo Hina ke akua nāna ke kuleana o ka mana o ka wahine.
ʻO Hina ke akua i hānau mai i ka mokupuni o ѴDZǰ첹ʻ me ke akua o , ʻo ia ke kumu kapa ʻia kēlā mokupuni ʻo ѴDZǰ첹ʻnuiahina. ʻO HIna ka inoa laulā o kēia akua, a aia he mau akua i kapa ʻia ʻo Hina me ka inoa a me ke kuleana kikoʻī e like hoʻi me Hinapukuiʻa, Hinaikeahi, Hinaikawai, Hinaakalana a pēlā wale aku. Hoʻolaʻa paha ʻia kēia mau Hina ma ke ʻano he ʻohana a i ʻole papa akua o Hina. He pilina ko Hina me ka hana kapa a ʻo ka mahina kona kinolau.
Description
Hina and ū were the first gods to reach Hawaiʻi from Kahiki. It is often seen in the historical writings, ū and Hina or a version of them are invoked as the parents of various characters, and are seemingly the progenitors of the Hawaiian people. ū is the god who is associated with male energies and HIna is the god associated with female energies. Hina is the god who birthed the island of ѴDZǰ첹ʻ with , and that is the reason that island is named ѴDZǰ첹ʻnuiahina. Hina is the general name for this god, and there are many others called Hina with a name that reflects a more specific function or responsibility such as, Hinapukuiʻa, Hinaikeahi, Hinaikawai, Hinaakalana, as well as many others. These gods called Hina are worshiped as a family or class of gods. Hina is associated with kapa making and the moon is her bodily form.
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēa huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili iā Hina ma ke ʻano laulā
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to Hina in a general sense.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
Akua | Deity: ū;
ʻĀina | Land/sea: ѴDZǰ첹ʻ
Hana | Practice: Hana kapa; Hānau keiki
Kinolau | Form: Mahina
ūmole:
(1) Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Samuel H. (Samuel Hoyt) Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. Rev. and enl. Ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
(2) Thrum, Thomas G. (Thomas George). More Hawaiian Folk Tales; a Collection of Native Legends and Traditions. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1923. pages 197-213.
(3) Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake). Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods. Rutland, Vt: C. E. Tuttle, 1963. pages 224-240; 116-151.
(4) Kaopio, Matthew. Hawaiian Family Legends. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Pub., 2003.
(5) Beckwith, Martha Warren. Hawaiian Mythology. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1976.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: ,
Mea haku | Created by: Puaokamele Dizon; Annemarie Paikai