Inoa | Name(s)

Hana kaua

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

ʻO ka hana kaua, nā ʻano hana likeʻole o ka wā kahiko pili i ke kaua a i ʻole ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana no ke kaua. He mea nui a laha loa ke kaua ʻana ma waena o nā aliʻi o ka wā kahiko. No nā kanaka koa wiwoʻole, hoʻomaka ihola paha lākou e aʻo i nā hana kaua o ke au kahiko mai ka wā ʻōpio, a hoʻomaʻamaʻa i nā hana kaua he nui e like hoʻi me ka ʻōʻō ihe, ka mokomoko, ka hākōkō, ka holo kikī, a me kekahi mau mea ʻē aʻe. ʻO Kekūhaupiʻo, ke koa kaulana i aʻo iā Kamehameha Paiʻea, kahi laʻana kaulana i aʻo i nā hana kaua mai kona wā ʻōpio ma muli o ka ʻike ʻana o ke kahuna i kona ʻano koa wiwoʻole. Lehulehu nā ʻōlelo noʻeau a me nā moʻolelo no ka hana kaua, a he mea e aʻo iā kākou i ke ʻano o ka hana kaua o ke au kahiko. ʻO kekahi laʻana ʻo “Ka lonolau no i ka lonolau; ka pūʻulīʻulī no ka puʻulīʻulī,” (1448) e aʻo ʻana i nā kūlana o nā aliʻi a me nā makaʻāinana i ke kaua ʻana.

Description

Hana kaua refers to the various traditional activities associated with war or regarding the preparation for war. War between aliʻi was a strategic and common practice in traditional times. The bravest people would begin training through various activities during their youth, practicing spear throwing, boxing, wrestling, sprinting, as well as other techniques. Kekūhaupiʻo, the famed warrior who taught Kamehameha Paiʻea, is one known example who was trained early in his life due to the fact that a respected kahuna observed his bravery while playing. There are many proverbs and stories regarding warfare, which provides us today with knowledge about traditional warring practices. One such example is the saying “Ka lonolau no i ka lonolau; ka pūʻulīʻulī no ka pūʻulīʻulī,” (1448) which expresses the varying positionalities and their responsibilities between aliʻi and commoner during war time.

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka hana kaua o ke au kahiko.

Instructions 

Use this term for resources related to warfare and preparing for war in traditional times.

Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy 

Akua | Deity: Kū

Kanaka | Person: Kekūhaupiʻo; Kamehameha Paiʻea; Kahekili

ʻĀina | Land/sea: Kona (Hawaiʻi); Kohala; Pōhakuloa; Puna (Kauaʻi)

Hana | Practice: Lua

Lako | Materials + tools / implements: Pāhoa; Ihe; Ihe paheʻe; Ihe laumeki; Ihe ʻō; ʻĒlau; Pololū; Makalau; Mākini; Newa; Lāʻau; Hoa; Leiomano

Kūkulu | Built environment: Heiau

ʻAʻahu | Ceremonial clothing: ʻAhuʻula; Mahiole

Kūlana | Title/rank: Aliʻi; Koa

Kūmole | Source(s)

Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: Warrior arts and weapons of Ancient Hawaii

Mea haku | Created by: Keahiahi Long;Annemarie Paikai