Ka Piʻo Ānuenue Piha
(Full Arching 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. nvs., Arch, arc; bent, arched, curved; to arch, of a rainbow.
Parker: 1. v., To be bent; to be curved; to bend around as the arch of a rainbow; to curve as an arch; to bend as an elastic substance.
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:
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Wahi a nā kaʻao ʻŌʻili kēia ʻano ānuenue i kekahi manawa he 47 ma loko o nā kaʻao he 4 i kālailai ʻia i kēia papahana. Kuhikuhi ʻo ia i 9 hōʻailona/ʻōuli like ʻole, a hōʻike ʻia i ke kiʻi i ka ʻākau:
According to the legends This type of rainbow appears on 47 different occasions in the 4 legends analyzed in this study. It represents 9 different signs/omens as shown in the table to the right.
I ka wā hea ʻo ia e ʻōʻili ai?:
(When does it appear):
Ua ʻIke pinepine ʻia ke ānuenue i ka manawa i hānau ʻia ai kekahi aliʻi. Hiki ke ʻike maopopo ʻia kēia i ka manawa i hānau ʻia ai ʻo Kamehameha V, penei:
"...ʻO ka la hanau o ka Moi, oia kona la i puka mai ai mai ka opu mai o kona makuahine, a ma ia la, ua pouli ka aina, ua noho ino na opua, ua paa ke kumu lani ma kauwahi, a ua kaawale ma kauwahi, ua inoino ka moana, ua hakukoi na ale, ua paio na makani, ua hui na welau o ka honua, ua kapio na anuenue, ua kui ka hekili,....."
The rainbow is often seen at the time an aliʻi is born. This can be seen at the the time Kamehameha V was born, as follows:
...As for the day of the King, it was the day he emerged from the stomach of his mother, and on that day, the land was dark, the clouds dwelled ominously, the heavenly source was sturdy, apart and few, the ocean was stormy, the waves were agitated, the wind was conflicted, the extremes of the earth were in alliance, the rainbows arched, the thunder roared...
Mai ka lekiō:
He moʻolelo kēia i haʻi ʻia e Alice Sharden ma ka hōʻike lekiō ʻo Ka Leo Hawaiʻi i ka makahiki 1974. Ua haʻi ʻia kēia moʻolelo iā ia e kona makuahine e pili ana i ka hoʻolewa o kona kupunakāne (ʻo ia hoʻi ko Alice Sharden kupunakāne kuakahi). He kanaka ʻano nui ke kupunakāne kuakahi. Koʻikoʻi nō ʻo ia i kona mau lā. Ma hope o kona hala ʻana iho i hoʻohihi ʻia iho ai ke kupapaʻu ma loko o kekahi kapa. Wahī ʻia ʻo ia a paʻa a hoʻomoe i loko o kona waʻa. ʻAuamo ʻia ʻo ia a hiki i kekahi ana i uka o ke kuahiwi (ma ka mokupuni o Hawaiʻi) a kanu ʻia ma loko o ia ana. Lawelawe ʻia ka hoʻolewa a ma hope o kēlā i hoʻomaka ai ka ʻohana e hoʻi ma lalo iho. ʻOiai lākou e hele wāwae ana, hoʻomaka ka ua i mua o lākou, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ua koko, ka hekawaikoko. Ua huli kekahi poʻe e nānā ma hope a ʻike ʻia ia waʻa e lewa ana i ka lewa, a hāpai ʻia ka mana o ke kupunakāne kuakahi. Ua hāpai ʻia kēlā waʻa a luna pono o ka lua pele. Ma kekahi ānuenue i lawe ʻia ai kēlā waʻa. Piʻo ke ānuenue mai ke ana a hiki i ka loko o ka lua pele. Ua hoʻoiho ʻia ia waʻa a komo i loko o ka lua pele. No ka ʻohana Pele ke kupunakāne kuakahi a ua ʻōlelo ʻia aku e ka poʻe, e hoʻihoʻi ana ʻo ia i kona wahi pono.
From the radio:
This is a story that was told by Alice Sharden on the radio show “Ka Leo Hawaiʻi” (The Hawiian Voice) in the year 1974. This story was told to her by her mother about the funeral of her grandfather ( The great grandfater of Alice Sharden). The great grandfather was an important. He was prominent in his days. After his passing the corpse was wraped in tapa. He was firmly covered and laid to rest in his canoe. He was carried to a cave up in the mountains (on the island of Hawaii) and burried inside the cave. The funeral was performed and after that the family started to return back down. While they were walking, the rain started in front of them, namely the blood rain, the blood red rain. Some people turned to look behind a the aforementioned canoe was seen floating in the air, and carried the spirit of the great grandfather was carried. That canoe was carried directly above the crater (of the volcano). On a rainbow that canoe was carried. The rainbow arched from the cave until inside the crater. The canoe lowered into the crater. The great grandfather belonged to the Pele family and it was said by the people, he is returning to his proper place.
References:
1. Niniukawai. (1866, 24 December). La Hanau o ka Moi. Ke Au Okoa.
2. Pukui, M. K. (1983). ʻŌlelo Noʻeau. Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press.
3. Kimura, Larry. (10 March 1974). Ka Leo Hawaiʻi radio interviews. HV24.58A1 (Alice Sharden phone call).
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