Inoa | Name(s)
ʻAha kanu piko
Hōʻuluʻulu Manaʻo
Wahi a nā kūpuna “He piko pau ʻiole.” (ʻŌN 891). He ʻōlelo aʻo a kaulana kēia, inā lawe ʻia ka piko o ke keiki ma mua o ke kanu kūpono ʻana, lilo ke keiki i kanaka ʻaihue. Me kēlā manaʻo, he mea nui ka ʻaha kanu piko. Na ka makua e kanu i ke piko i kahi malū me ka pule o ka hana maikaʻi a me ka pale ʻana i ke keiki no ka lōʻihi o kona ola. (Nānā i ke Kumu v. 1 Pūkuʻi 183-184)
Description
The famed proverb “He piko pau ʻiole.” (ʻŌN 891) teaches that the child whose piko is not properly secured will become a thief. Therefore the piko planting ceremony was very important. The parent would properly hide or dispose of the piko in a secret place along with a prayer for good intentions and safety for the child’s life.
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka ʻaha no ke kanu ʻana i ka piko o kahi keiki a kanaka nō paha. Pili pū kēia huaʻōlelo i nā wahi kaulana no ke kanu pinepine ʻana i nā piko o nā keiki, e like me ka loko ʻO Waiau ma Maunakea.
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to the act and ceremony for planting the umbilical cord of a child. This term is also related to the famous places where this was often done, such as at Lake Waiau on Maunakea.
ʻĀina | Land/sea: Waiau (Maunakea); Wailoa (Hawaiʻi); Mokuola (Hawaiʻi)
Hana | Practice: Hānau keiki
Kūkulu | Built environment: Pōhaku hānau
Kūlana | Rank/title: Kāhuna makua
ūDZ
Pukui, Mary Kawena. ’Olelo No’eau : Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings. Honolulu, Hawai’i: Bishop Museum Press, 1983.
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.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: e;
Mea haku | Created by: Annemarie Paikai