NĀ MEA `IKE HONUA:Wisdom of the World

Nā Mea `Ike Honua: The wisdom of the world

• Nā – the (plural)

• Mea - thing

• `Ike– to see, know, understand; knowledge, awareness,

understanding

– Sense, as of hearing or sight; sensory, perceptive

– To show, make known, display, tell, exhibit, inform, report

• Honua – world, earth; foundation

ENVIRONMENTAL KINSHIP

• Environmental kinship is the familial relationship one has with the environment that he or she lives in. It is an intimate relationship that stewards how one treats their environment.

NĀ MEA `IKE HONUA

• ʻĀina – the land and natural resources– “That which feeds us”

• Kai - sea

• Wai – water

WIND & RAIN

• Ka makani: wind– Kīhaelā`ī: a wind in the Hilo Palikū area that is so

strong it shreds ti-leaves

– Kuehulepo: wind of Ka`ū that raises the dust

• Ka ua: rain– Kīpu`upu`u: chilly rain of Waimea that hurts the

skin (usually accompanied by wind)

– Kanilehua: the rain of Hilo that sings upon the lehua blossoms

`ŌLELO NO`EAU

• He ali`i ka `āina, he kauwā ke kanaka.The land is a chief, man is its servant.

Land has no need for man; but man needs the land and works for a livelihood

LAND DIVISIONS

• Mokupuni - island

LAND DIVISIONS

• Moku – district

MOKU: Districts

– Hawaiʻi island has 6 moku

–Maui has 12 moku

– Oʻahu has 6 moku

– Kauaʻi has 5 moku

–Molokaʻi has 5 moku

– Lānaʻi has 2 moku

– Niʻihau has 2 moku

– Kahoʻolawe has 2 moku

LAND DIVISIONS

• Ahupua`a – subdivision of land within a moku that extends mauka to makai

• `Ili – a smaller area of land within an ahupua`a

AHUPUA`A

AHUPUA`A• Mauka

– Nahele: forest

– Wao akua: realm of the gods

• Kula– Lo`i kalo: taro patches

– `Auwai: irrigation system

• Makai– Loko i`a: fishpond

– Mākāhā: fish pond gate

– Loko kuapā: fish pond wall

WAHI PANA

• Wahi pana – notable places of

interest with natural, cultural, spiritual and/or historical significance.

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