Inoa | Name(s)
Ա
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
He akua ʻo Ա i hoʻolaʻa nui ʻia e nā kānaka Hawaiʻi. E like me nā akua Hawaiʻi he nui,ʻo Ա ka inoa laulā no kēia akua, akā aia he inoa a ʻano nui ʻino ʻē aʻe pili i nā mea kikoʻī, e laʻa me “Աhoalani, Աhekili, Աikawaiola, a pēlā wale aku”. I kekahi manawa, ʻo kēia mau ʻano kikoʻī, ʻo ia nā ʻaumākua o kekahi ʻohana6, e like me Աhekili, ke akua, a me Kahekili, ke aliʻi, a hoʻolaʻa ʻia ia ʻaumākua e kēlā ʻohana. Kapa ʻia ka pō mahina ʻo Ա no kēia akua.
Hoʻolaʻa ʻia ʻO Ա me nā pule a me nā oli ma nā heiau no Ա a ma nā Pōhaku o Ա. ʻO ka wai, ka ʻohe, ka lāʻī, ke kalo, ke kō, ka niu, ka puaʻa, a me ka ʻawapuhi kekahi o kona mau kinolau. ʻO ka ʻawa, ka wauke, a me ka ulu kekahi mau meakanu kapu no Ա. Pili ʻo ia i nā kahawai, pūnāwai, a me nā loko iʻa. Ma nā moʻolelo, ʻōlelo pinepine ʻia no kona huli ʻana i ka wai me ke akua ʻo Kanaloa
Description
Ա is a God who is widely worshiped by Hawaiians. As with many of the Hawaiian Gods, Ա is the general name for this God however, there are many other names and types derived from Ա that are more specific, such as “Աhoalani, Աhekili, Աikawaiola, etc”. Sometimes, these more specific types of Ա are family gods to a family6 such as with Աhekili, the God, and Kahekili, the chief, then that particular family God is worshiped by that family. The moon phase called Ա is named for this akua.
Ա is worshiped through prayer and chant at heiau dedicated to him as well as through Pōhaku o Ա. Freshwater, bamboo, tī leaf, taro, sugar cane, coconut, pigs, and ginger are some of his physical forms. ʻAwa, mulberry, and breadfruit are plants that are sacred to Ա. He is associated with freshwater streams, pools, and fishponds. In stories, it is often told that he is in search of freshwater alongside the God Kanaloa
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ke akua ʻo Ա, ma ke ʻano laulā. ʻAʻole nō kēia ka huaʻōlelo kūpono no kāne.
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to the God Ա, in a general sense. Do not use this term to indicate men or the male gender.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
Akua | Deity: ĀԳܱԳܱ2; Kanaloa3
ʻĀina | Land/sea: ʻDZɱ3; Kahiki; Աʻohe4
Hana | Practice: Lawaiʻa loko iʻa4; Kālai waʻa; ʻǰ
Kinolau | Form: Wai4; Kō; ʻOhe; Awa; Kalo; Puaʻa; Niu; Wauke
ūmole | Source(s)
(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) Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake). Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods. Rutland, Vt: C. E. Tuttle, 1963. pages 151-166.
(3) Levin, Wayne, Rowland B Reeve, Franco Salmoiraghi, and David Ulrich. ʻDZɱ : Nā Leo o Kanaloa : Chants and Stories of ʻDZɱ. Honolulu: ʻAi Pōhaku Press, 1995.
(4) Kaopio, Matthew. Hawaiian Family Legends. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Pub., 2003.
(5) Armitage, Kimo. Akua Hawaiʻi : Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press, 2005.
(6) Beckwith, Martha Warren. Hawaiian Mythology. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1976.
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Mea haku | Created by: Puaokamele Dizon; Annemarie Paikai