Ke Ala Muku
Ka Poʻo Muku
(The cut off rainbow)
Wahi a nā puke wehewehe Hawaiʻi-Pelekane, ʻo kēia ka wehewehe ʻana o kēia ʻano ānuenue:
According to the Hawaiian-English dictionaries, this is the definition o this type of rainbow:
Pukui/Elbert: n., Cut off or unfinished road, dead-end road. Figuratively, an incomplete rainbow, rainbow fragment
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Kekahi kiʻi i hōʻoia ʻole ʻia: Kuhikuhi kēia mau kiʻi i kēia ʻano ānuenue ma muli o ko ka mea kākau maopopo ʻana i nā wehewehe ʻana o nā puke wehewehe, ka pōʻaiapili ma loko o kekahi mau kaʻao, kekahi ʻatikala nūpepa, a me kekahi hoʻopaʻa leo Hawaiʻi. ʻAʻole panina lākou.
Unverified Photos: These photos demonstrate this type of rainbow based on the authorʻs understanding of the dictionary definitions, context within some Hawaiian legends, newspaper articles, and Hawaiian language recordings. They are not definitive.
Nā hōʻailona a me nā ʻōuli:
(Signs and omens):
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ʻIke pinepine ʻia kēia ʻano ānuenue nani ma Hawaiʻi. He hōʻailona a i ʻole he ʻōuli no kekahi mea like ʻole a hōʻike ʻano ʻia i lalo iho:
This type of beautiful rainbow is often seen in Hawaiʻi. It can be a sign or omen for a variety of things as described below:
Wahi a nā kaʻao ʻŌʻili kēia ʻano ānuenue i kekahi manawa he 1 ma loko o nā kaʻao he 4 i kālailai ʻia i kēia papahana. Kuhikuhi ʻo ia i 1 hōʻailona/ʻōuli like ʻole, a hōʻike ʻia i ke kiʻi i ka ʻākau:
According to the legends This type of rainbow appears on 1 different occasions in the 4 legends analyzed in this study. It represents 1 different signs/omens as shown in the table to the right.
I ka wā hea ʻo ia e ʻōʻili ai?:
(When does it appear):
Wahi a kekahi moʻolelo i paʻi ʻia ma loko o kekahi nūpepa ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, He ala no kekahi akua ke ala muku. E laʻa me kēia:
"Ae; ke ike la olua i ke anuenue e moe ana ma luna mai o ka pali a hawele ilalo ma ka punawai kapu o ka hanai a kakou: nolaila, he wawae ia no ke akua o ke ala muku ia a Kane. O ka inoa anuenue ma kaʻu papa huli honua, he ku-lei ula ia. A nolaila, he kupua nui ka mea nona kela alamuku a olua i ike ai. O ke anuenue ka olua i ike; aole olua i ike i kekahi mea kino kanaka. He mea oiaio ia; oiai kekahi mea nona na kapuai e hehi mai iluna o ka lau laau."
According to a story that was published in a Hawiian language newspaper, The ala muku is a path for an akua. like this:
Yes; when you see the rainbow that is laying down on top of the cliff and binding below to the sacred spring water of our provider; then, it is a foot of a rainbow belonging to the god of the path of Kane. As for the rainbow name in my earthly realm, it is a standing red garland. And therefore, the one that rainbow path that you saw belongs to is a demigod. As for the rainbow that you saw; you did not see a human body. That is a true thing; since a certain one belongs to the foot that trampled on the plant leafs.
References:
1. Unknown author. (1907, January 7). Ka Moʻolelo Walohia o Hainakolo. Ka Nai Aupuni. page 1.
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