Inoa | Name(s)

ʻAha makahiki

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

Mālama ʻia ka ʻaha makahiki i ka piʻi ʻana aʻe o ka huihui hōkū ʻo Makaliʻi, ʻo ia nō ka malama ʻo ʻIkuwā. He ʻaha kēia e mālama ai no ka hiki ʻana mai o ke akua ʻo Lono ka mea e lawelawe mai ai i ka ua nui o ke kau hoʻoilo. Na ke aliʻi nui o ka mokupuni e mālama i ke kiʻi ʻo Lono. Mākaʻikaʻi ke aliʻi me ke akua i kēlā me kēia ahupuaʻa a ʻohiʻohi i nā hoʻokupu o nā poʻe. Kau ke konohiki o ka ʻāina i nā hoʻokupu, he ʻai ia, ma luna o ke ahu o kēlā me kēia ahupuaʻa. Kapu ka ʻāina a ʻae ʻia e ke akua a me ke aliʻi. I ka wā noa ke kapu, hoʻomaka ihola ka wā nanea, ʻo ia ka ʻaha ʻaina a me ka pāʻani e like me ka mokomoko, ka ulu maika, ka ʻōʻō ihe a pēlā wale aku. Hoʻolaʻa nā poʻe i ke akua ʻo Lono me ka pule a me nā hoʻokupu o ka ʻai i mahi ʻia i kēlā me kēia wahi.

Description

ʻAha makahiki was celebrated at the rising of the Pleiades constellation, during the Hawaiian month of ʻIkuwā. This a ceremony for the coming of Lono, and with him bringing the rainy season. The sovereign of the island is responsible for the physical form of Lono. It is their responsibility to travel with Lono to each ahupuaʻa to collect the offerings of food provided on the altars of each ahupuaʻa. The land is considered kapu until the offering is accepted by the akua and aliʻi. When the kapu is lifted, the time for enjoyment commences with a feast and games of the season such as mokomoko, ulu maika, ʻōʻō ihe, and others. Lono is honored through prayer and offerings harvested from each place on the island.

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka ʻAha Makahiki no ke kau o ke akua ʻo Lono.

Instructions

Use this term for resources related to Makahiki ceremony conducted during the season of the akua Lono.

Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy

Akua |Deity: Lono

ʻĀina | Land/sea: Molokaʻi; Kealakekua (Hawaiʻi)

Hana | Practice: ʻAha ʻaina; Pāʻani makahiki; Mokomoko; ʻŌʻō ihe; Kōnane; ʻUlu maika; Kūkini; Hakamoa; Moa paheʻe

Lawena | Behavior: Kaʻi; Mākaʻikaʻi

Kūkulu | Built environment: Heiau; Ahu

Kūlana | Title/rank: Aliʻi nui; Kahu

Kūmole | Source(s)

Handy, E. S. Craighill (Edward Smith Craighill), Elizabeth Green Handy, and Mary Kawena Pukui. Native Planters in Old Hawaii : Their Life, Lore, and Environment. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1972.

Mitchell, Donald D. Kilolani. Resource Units in Hawaiian Culture. Rev. ed. Honolulu, Hawaii: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1992.

Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: The makahiki: fishing and farming

Mea haku | Created by: Annemarie Paikai