Ke Kāhili
(The standing shaft 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: 1. nvt. Feather standard, symbolic of royalty; segment of a rainbow standing like a shaft (also a sign of royalty);
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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.
Kū pololei kēia ʻano ānuenue a ma muli o kēia, paʻakiki ke kiʻi ʻana i ke kāhili. No laila, ʻo nā kiʻi ma loko o kēia ʻaoʻao, pēlā paha, ʻaʻole pololei (Kūkākūkā pū iaʻu (23 February 2021)).
This type of rainbow stands straight up and as a result of this, photographing the kāhili is difficult. Therefore, as for the photographs on this page, they probably are not correct (Personal communication (23 February 2021))..
Nā hōʻailona a me nā ʻōuli:
(Signs and omens):
ʻAʻole 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 not often seen in Hawaiʻi. It can be a sign or omen for a variety of things as described below:
Wahi a nā kaʻao ʻAʻohe manawa o kēia ʻano ānuenue i ʻōʻili ai ma loko o nā kaʻao i kālailai ʻia.
According to the legends This type of rainbow did not appear in the legends that were analyzed.
I ka wā hea ʻo ia e ʻōʻili ai?:
(When does it appear):
I ka mahina ʻo ʻAukake i ka makahiki 1891 i ʻike ʻia ai ke kāhili a me ka pūloʻu e kekahi kāne i loko o kona moeuhane. Ma ia moeuhane ʻo ia i ʻike aʻe ai i kekahi aliʻi i kau kūnuhi i loko o kekahi kāhili nui ma luna o ka hale aliʻi ʻo Iolani. I ia manawa koko iho nō, hina ia aliʻi a puoho ke kāne e moeuhane ana. Ua Maopopo iā ia kēia moeuhane, ua manaʻo ʻo ia, He hōʻailona ia moeuhane no ka hina ʻana o kekahi aliʻi aimoku, a i ʻole he au hulihia e hiki mai ana. I kekahi mau mahina he 16 ma hope o ka paʻi ʻana o ka ʻatikala nūpepa e pili ana i kona moeuhane, ua kāhuli kolohe ʻia ke aupuni Hawaiʻi e kekahi mau mikionali a me kekahi mau kāne ʻoihana ʻAmerika ʻālunu (Mea kākau ʻike ʻole, 1891).
In the month of August in the year 1891 the kāhili and the pūloʻu were seen by a man in his dream. In that dream he saw an aliʻi perched precariously inside a large kāhili rainbow above Iolani palace. At that very moment, the aliʻi fell and that man that was dreaming awoke with a start. The man understood this dream, and he thought, this dream was a sign for the falling of a ruling chief, or a time of overthrow that was coming. In 16 months later after the printing of the newspaper article about his dream, the Hawaiian government was fraudulently overthrown by some missionaries and greedy American businessmen (Unknown author 1891).
References:
1. Personal Communication (23 February 2021). Faculty/Kupuna Interview. Name withheld for privacy.
2. Unknown author. (1891, 6 August). He Moeuhane. Ka Leo o ka Lāhui. page 2.
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