Kekahi Moʻolelo/Kaʻao
(Some Stories/Legends)
Ua kālailai ʻia ʻehā kaʻao Hawaiʻi i kēia papahana. ʻO ia hoʻi, ʻo Lāʻieikawai, ʻo Kahalaopuna, ʻo Keaomelemele, a ʻo ʻAukelenuiaikū. No kēla a me kēia kaʻao, ua hoʻopaʻa manaʻo ʻia ka pōʻaiapili o ka ʻōʻili ʻana o ke ʻano ānuenue. Hōʻike ke kiʻi o lalo iho i ia pōʻaiapili a me nā nui ānuenue i kēlā me kēia kaʻao. E kaomi ʻia ke kiʻi o kēlā me kēia kaʻao no kekahi mau wehewehe ʻana mai.
Four Hawaiian legends were analyzed for this project, Namely, Lāʻieikawai, Kahalaopuna, Keaomelemele, and ʻAukelenuiaikū. The context under which every rainbow type occurred was noted for each legend. The table below shows the context and the combined number of occurrences for each legend. Click on the thumbnail of each of the legends for additional explanation.
Lāʻieikawai
Kahalaopuna
Keaomelemele
ʻAukelenuiaikū
References:
1. Haleʻole, S.N. (2001). Ke Kaʻao o Lāʻieikawai. Hilo, HI: Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani. Kula Nui o Hawaiʻi.
2. Buda (1904). Mookaao Hawaii No Kahalaopuna o Ke Awawa o Ke Anuenue. Honolulu, HI: Paiia ma ka Paredaiso o ka Pakipika.
3. Manu, Moses (2002). He Moolelo Kaao no Keaomelemele. Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press
4. Ka Hale Kuamoʻo (1997). Lehua ʻĀhihi. Kahalaopuna. Hilo, HI. Na ka Hale Kuamoʻo.
5. Fornander, A., Ka Hale Kuamoʻo (2014). He Moʻolelo No ʻAukelenuiaikū. Hilo, HI. Na ka Hale Kuamoʻo.
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