Posted by Fay Pohaikawahine on January 04, 1999 at 10:53:35:
In Reply to: Re: i need some help on the truth about creation, death, natural world and moral world posted by Uncle Charlie on December 22, 1998 at 22:23:36:
information on creation, the death and thereafter, the natural world and the moral world? If you do I would greatly appreciate some help. I also have to put on a play. Do you have any stories that would be entertaining but appealing? My teacher is a very hard grader and I want the information and play to be as accurate as possible. Please help me!!!
: : Aloha
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: Posted by moani on December 21, 1998 at 23:56:08:
: Dear Uncle Charlie
: I'm doing a project on hawaiian mythology and I have searched the web for a long time. I found a
: couple of good sites but each one I went to contridicted the previous one I visited. One said that the
: goddess Pele was from a samoan family. I asked my grandma and she said no and sent me a book,
: Hawaiian mythology but the book isn't clear, there are about 20 differents versions of everything. ANSWER: Pele came from Kahiki(not to be confused with Tahiti). This land perished in the Great Flood, where only the mountain peeks of the islands remain today. This is spoken in our Hawaiin Mo'olelo(Stories). The memory of this land was passed on for thousands of generations. Pele resided in Borabora(now Tahiti)with her family before coming to Hawaii. Do
: you have any information on creation, the death and thereafter, the natural world and the moral ANSWER: You must tell your grandma send you the book called "Kumulipo, the Chant of Creation", translated by Rubalette Johnson. I will explain to you about creation. Don't under stand what you mean by "moral"
: world? If you do I would greatly appreciate some help. I also have to put on a play. Do you have
: any stories that would be entertaining but appealing? My teacher is a very hard grader and I want the ANSWER: Check my webpage and there are several stories that is out there. As far as it being accurate, it should be because I wrote it. Let me know if I can be of further help. Aloha Uncle Charlie, P.S., you have to do your own research and the greatest source is your Kupuna that sent you the book. Listen too her and believe her even if you think it is not correct, she is the source. Aloha =======
: information and play to be as accurate as possible. Please help me!!!
:
: Posted by moani on December 21, 1998 at 23:56:08:
: Dear Uncle Charlie
: I'm doing a project on hawaiian mythology and I have searched the web for a long time. I found a
: couple of good sites but each one I went to contridicted the previous one I visited. One said that the
: goddess Pele was from a samoan family. I asked my grandma and she said no and sent me a book,
: Hawaiian mythology but the book isn't clear, there are about 20 differents versions of everything. ANSWER: Pele came from Kahiki(not to be confused with Tahiti). This land perished in the Great Flood, where only the mountain peeks of the islands remain today. This is spoken in our Hawaiin Mo'olelo(Stories). The memory of this land was passed on for thousands of generations. Pele resided in Borabora(now Tahiti)with her family before coming to Hawaii. Do
: you have any information on creation, the death and thereafter, the natural world and the moral ANSWER: You must tell your grandma send you the book called "Kumulipo, the Chant of Creation", translated by Rubalette Johnson. I will explain to you about creation. Don't under stand what you mean by "moral"
: world? If you do I would greatly appreciate some help. I also have to put on a play. Do you have
: any stories that would be entertaining but appealing? My teacher is a very hard grader and I want the ANSWER: Check my webpage and there are several stories that is out there. As far as it being accurate, it should be because I wrote it. Let me know if I can be of further help. Aloha Uncle Charlie, P.S., you have to do your own research and the greatest source is your Kupuna that sent you the book. Listen too her and believe her even if you think it is not correct, she is the source. Aloha =======
: information and play to be as accurate as possible. Please help me!!!
Dear Moani: The answers lie in understanding the foundation (huna) of each word. Words like "kahiki" or "tahiti" (which are the same word) do not necessarily relate to place-names as we know them today. Old stories, chants, and myths are ways to preserve ancient knowledge and values. Use the reference that Uncle Charlie has referred you to - the Kumulipo, it is filled with many layers of meaning. If you can show your teacher that you are beginning to understand what a myth really means (the preservation of ancient knowledge) I think you will get a good grade. Continue your search - this is just the beginning of a long, but exciting, path. Aloha, Antie Fay