"Hawaiian Fisherman" Wood Block Print by Charles W Bartlett, 1919

Sunday, April 3, 2011

The KUMULIPO

Listen and view an introduction to The Kumulipo, The Hawaiian Creation Chant  ... the base from which the Kanaka lived Pono (balance, harmony)

The Kumulipo is woven into every phase and breath of Hawaiian being.  Kalei Tsuha, Ethnoscientist and presenter of the video KAULANA MAHINA (The Hawaiian Moon Calendar) included in this workshop COUNT ON THE MOON, credits the Kumulipo as source for all the names in the Kaulana Mahina.

We weave The Kumulipo into this workshop acknowledging its essential foundation in our culture as Hawaiians.

Here is the link to Queen Liliuokalani's complete translation of The Kumulipo.

And, in the present, A YOUNG KANAKA WAHINE remembers and voices (her) Kumulipo




** To continue with the workshop CLICK HERE to go to  KAULANA MAHINA The Hawaiian Moon Calendar video




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