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Koa • Brave, bold, fearless • Soldier, warrior, fighter • Koakoa – arrogant, impudent

Mo‘o-lelo • Mo‘o-lelo: Story, tale, tradition – Mo‘o – lizard, succession, strip of land,

Koa relationships • Wa‘a, surfboards • Medicine- induce sleep, burnt leaves ‘ea and pā‘ao‘ao

Koa Mo‘o-lelo • Context of wa‘a – canoe or trench – Shaped by fierce

Koa Mo‘o-lelo • Ka-hanai-a-ke-akua – a chief resided near Kou – Nu‘uanu valley –

Ke-au-hou • Ka-pāpala – Ahupua‘a, home of Kilauea, abode of the goddess Pele –

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Koa Mo‘o-lelo http: //samlow. com/sail-nav/images/Canoe. Kane. jpg

Koa • Brave, bold, fearless • Soldier, warrior, fighter • Koakoa – arrogant, impudent http: //www. nature. org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/hawaii/explore/king-of-the-forest. xml

Mo‘o-lelo • Mo‘o-lelo: Story, tale, tradition – Mo‘o – lizard, succession, strip of land, ridge, brindled – Lelo – tongue • • http: //pacificislandparks. com/2011/03/31/oasis-of-life-in-forest-island/ Mo‘o-meheu: footprint Mo‘o-puna: spring Kuna Mo‘o: freshwater eel Mo‘o-kū-‘au-hau: geneology http: //www. flickr. com/photos/_ana_/7111205111/

Koa relationships • Wa‘a, surfboards • Medicine- induce sleep, burnt leaves ‘ea and pā‘ao‘ao • Bark – dye and tanning • Hula • “Ka ulu koa I kai o Oneawa” Legend of Hi‘iaka - Koa grove at sea http: //www. bigislandchronicle. com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/03/kameha_landing. jpg http: //data. bishopmuseum. org/ethnobotanydb/images/koa_ surfboard_D 01555. jpg

Koa Mo‘o-lelo • Context of wa‘a – canoe or trench – Shaped by fierce winds of the mountains – Beaten by overwhelming waves – Rolled over sandy beaches – Smashed against coral or lava reefs – Until finally, lay worn and conquered • Ready to meet the roughest life

Koa Mo‘o-lelo • Ka-hanai-a-ke-akua – a chief resided near Kou – Nu‘uanu valley – cool height • Good koa trees but guarded by mo‘o and e‘epa – Mo‘o sends winds, black clouds, discouraging omens • Priests persisted • Log became stuck pulled to the stream – Mo ‘o let go • Stopped up the springs, turned streams dry – Hold the wa‘a • Ka-ho‘o-kane- place of sharp turns, steep banks, great stones • Wedged the stone fast – Now known as “The canoe of the dragon god” • “E ola koa” Live like a koa tree

Ke-au-hou • Ka-pāpala – Ahupua‘a, home of Kilauea, abode of the goddess Pele – The Charpentiera shrub • Ke-au-hou – an ‘ili in the ahupua‘a of Kapapala – Au – period of time, era, cycle; current or flow, movement, motion, weather – Hou – new, fresh, again, to push, perspiration http: //farm 4. staticflickr. com/3403/3261451419_6272 e 72 f 2 c. jp g