Inoa | Name(s)
Heʻe hōlua
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
ʻO ka heʻe hōlua kekahi pāʻani kahiko, ʻo ia hoʻi ka heʻe ʻana ma luna o ka papa hōlua ma ke kahua hōlua, ʻo ia hoʻi he hōlua. Hoʻolaumania ʻia ka hōlua, kahi e heʻe ai, i ka pōhaku liʻiliʻi, ka lepo, ka mauʻu pili, a me ka hinu kukui. Ma ka puʻu palipali kahi o ka hōlua a i ka pau ʻana o kahi e heʻe hōlua ai, aia paha ma kahi pālahalaha a i kekahi manawa, aia ia ma ke kai. He pāʻani hoʻokūkū nō ia. He pāʻani i kaulana a hana nui ʻia e nā aliʻi. ʻIke ʻia ka heʻe hōlua ma nā moʻolelo o ka wā kahiko, e laʻa me ka hoʻokūkū ma waena o nā akua ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Pele lāua ʻo Poliʻahu. I kēia mau lā, ʻaʻole i nui nā heʻe hōlua e mau ana. ʻO ka mea kaulana loa paha ka mea ma Keauhou, Kona, Hawaiʻi.
Description
Heʻe hōlua is a traditional game of sledding on a hōlua sled along a hōlua course, which is called a hōlua. The course, where the sledding occurs, is smoothed over with smaller rocks, earth, pili grass, and kukui oil. Sledding is conducted along a hōlua course which is set on a steep hill ending in a level field or, sometimes, in the ocean. It is a competitive sport. Heʻe hōlua is famed and most often competed in by aliʻi. It is frequently part of traditional stories, such as with the story of Pele and Poliʻahu. These days, there are not many courses that exist. One of the most famous that have survived is located in Keauhou, Kona, Hawaiʻi.
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka heʻe hōlua.
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to heʻe hōlua.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
ʻĀina | Land/sea: Keauhou (Kona, Hawaiʻi)
Lako | Materials + tools / implements: Papa hōlua
Lawena | Behavior: Heʻe hōlua
Kūkulu | Built environment: Hōlua; Heʻe hōlua
Kūmole | Source(s)
Lucas, Paul F. Nahoa. A Dictionary of Hawaiian Legal Land-Terms. Honolulu, Hawaii: Native Hawaiian Legal Corp., 1995.
Mitchell, Donald D. Kilolani, Oliver C Kinney, and Donald D. Kilolani Mitchell. Hawaiian Games to Play : Descriptions of Traditional Hawaiian Games with Directions for Playing. 2nd ed. Honolulu: Kamehameha Publishing, 2006.
Pukui, Mary Kawena, E.W. Haertig and Catherine A. Lee. Nānā i ke kumu. Vol. I. Honolulu: Hui Hānai, 1972. Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library; Hawaiian hee holua traditions
Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Samuel H. (Samuel Hoyt) Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. Rev. and enl. Ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: Heʻe hōlua/papa hōlua = Hōlua sledding/hōlua sled : a bibliography; Pae i ka nalu : surfing in Hawaiʻi;
Mea haku | Created by: Keahiahi Long; Annemarie Paikai