Showing posts with label Kalanikupule. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kalanikupule. Show all posts
Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Eight of Oʻahu

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At the time of Captain Cook’s arrival (1778-1779), the Hawaiian Islands were divided into four chiefdoms: (1) the island of Hawaiʻi under...
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Kūkaʻemoku

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Maui is the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands, and covers about 730 square miles.  Maui consists of two separate volcanoes with a co...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Kepuwahaʻulaʻula

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“(S)everal islands were ruled by independent kings, who were frequently at war with each other, but more often with their own subjects. A...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Kolekole

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From Kūkaniloko (royal birth stones near Wahiawa,) the winter solstice (December 21) occurs when the sun is aligned with Kolekole. The...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Kalauao

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At the time of Cook’s arrival (1778,) the Hawaiian Islands were divided into four kingdoms: (1) the island of Hawaiʻi under the rule of K...
Saturday, November 9, 2013

Kahahana

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At the time of Captain Cook’s arrival (1778-1779), the Hawaiian Islands were divided into four kingdoms: (1) the island of Hawaiʻi under ...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

Poʻolua

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Poʻolua is literally broken down as Poʻo (head) and lua (two) and refers to a child who has two fathers (the child is sired by other than...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Deaths in Wars

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Estimates indicate that at least 618,000 men died in the American Civil War - 360,000 from the North and 258,000 from the South - the gre...
Friday, April 5, 2013

Kahekili

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Born at Haliʻimaile, Maui, Kahekilinui‘ahumanu (Kahekili) was the son of the high chief Kekaulike-kalani-ku‘i-hono-i-ka-moku (Kekaulike)...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Kekaulike Dynasty

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King Kekaulike (1700-1736) was the 23rd King (Mo‘i) of Maui and founder of Maui’s last ruling dynasty. He was descended from Pi‘...
Friday, August 10, 2012

Keōpūolani

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Keōpūolani (the gathering of the clouds of heaven) was the highest ranking chief of the ruling family in the kingdom during her lifetime...
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Friday, July 13, 2012

‘Īao Valley, Maui

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Some might feel the point of establishing a State Monument at ‘Īao Valley is to call attention to the much-photographed ‘Īao Needle – it...