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King Kamehameha II in Brazil
King Kamehameha II in Brazil King Kamehameha II Queen Kamāmalu Emperor Pedro I of Brazil King Kamehameha II became king upon the death of his father, King Kamehameha I or “the Great” in 1819. He was not a person who wanted to become king. Had he be given a choice, he probably would have preferred… — read more
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Levels of Sacredness in Hawaiian Thought
In traditional Hawaiian religion, there’s different levels of sacredness. For example there’s laʻa, ano, ʻihi, ʻiu, poʻiu, ʻula and kapu levels of sacredness. Often times we will hear some say “such and such is sacred” or “the entire mountain is sacred” without much explanation. Some of this is due to the lack of real education… — read more
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Twenty Notable Native Hawaiian Women
Twenty Notable Native Hawaiian Women 1. Queen Regent Ka’ahumanu. She remains a controversial figure due to her role with abolishing the kapu system and in allowing the Calvinist missionaries to convert Hawaiians. Not many people in history like Ka’ahumanu are singularly credited with bringing down an entire religion and changing an entire nation within a… — read more
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Trans-Pacific Exchanges between Hawai’i, Spain and Latin America
While Spanish galleons on route to either Mexico or the Philippines might have stumbled on Hawai’i prior to the 18th century, the first undisputed documented presence of Spaniard in the Hawaiian Islands was of Don Francisco de Paula Marin. He deserted a Spanish naval ship and became a resident of Honolulu around 1793 or 1794.… — read more
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Pō and the Kumulipo
The Kumulipo in my opinion is one of the greatest Hawaiian narratives ever composed. Its metrics is seem designed to imitate the ocean waves with its high and low tides and its symbolism while appearing to be literal, hints at numerous philosophical points. One of the points I wanted to break down is on the… — read more
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Hawaiian Ali’i and Western Architecture
There always was criticism about the houses and dress of Hawaiians in the 19th century particularly the ali’i. I have heard Hawaiians say “Oh they wear haole clothes” and “Oh they live in haole houses”. Statements such as that are totally poho and po’opa’a. In this century, we live in a time that Hawaiians can… — read more
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The Queen’s Protest in Hawaiian and English
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Kamehameha And His Foreign Advisers
I read a comment of someone on Facebook diminishing King Kamehameha’s accomplishments because of his use of foreign advisers. Every country of that era utilized denizens (foreign nationals) as advisers, teachers, and bureaucrats. Mary Queen of Scots had an Italian advisory. Catherine the Great Empress of all the Russias had French and English advisers. The… — read more
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On Being Maikaʻi
Most people know the term “maikaʻi” in the Hawaiian national language and they know the term as meaning “good” or “fine” in English. Maikaʻi, however, is a term that actually does not translate well in English because there is an entire concept behind the term. Maikaʻi is actually more of a state of being, specifically… — read more
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Researching Hawaiian Traditions
Hula dancers as depicted by Louis Choris in 1816 When I’m trying to verify certain Hawaiian traditions, I always try to look at the concept and see if it matches the framework of other Hawaiian traditions as well as having religious and linguistic cognates in Polynesia and in the larger Austronesian speaking world. For example,… — read more
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Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp 