January 2012
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Kaiana Ka‘Ahu’ula- Brook K. Parker
Kaiana Ka‘Ahu’ula By Brook K. Parker
Kaiana Ka‘Ahu’ula was the son of Ahu’ula a Keawe, father and Kaupekamoku his mother. He was an uncle to Kamehameha and first cousins to Kalaniopu’u and Keouakupuapaikalani on his father’s side. He was also first cousins to Kahekili and Kaeokulani on his mother’s side. Kaiana was well trained in the arts of war...
MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat...
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Kamehameha at Hale Kapuni
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Birth of Hi'iaka (Sister of Pele)
In Hawaiian mythology, Hiʻiaka is a daughter of Haumea and Kāne. She was the patron goddess of Hawaiʻi and the hula dancers, and takes on the task of bearing the clouds - variously, those of storms and those produced by her sister’s volcanos, and lived in a grove of Lehua trees which are sacred to her where she spent her days dancing with the forest spirits. She is also called...
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KA AHA ULA O KAMEHAMEHA KUNUIAKEA- Brook...
KA AHA ULA O KAMEHAMEHA KUNUIAKEA oil on canvas 24” X 36” l
Hawaii like the rest of Polynesia was ruled by councils of chiefs and was not a monarchy until much later in Hawaiian history. In Hawaii each island’s Alii-nui (supreme ruler) had his own council of chiefly advisors called “`Aha `Ula”. The term `Aha `Ula was one steeped in “kaona” (metaphor), one meaning is...
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“What’s missing today is the ‘ike or the knowing of things past -...”
– Rocky Ka’iouliokahihikolo’Ehu Jensen
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Uncle Rocky Ka'iouliokahihikolo'Ehu Jensen
Hawaiian spirituality is very deep stuff and I wanted to reveal that with clarity in my work.
I call this spirit connection of consciousness. Those who are popularly called gods and goddesses are actually our Ancestors and what I like to term Elementals. My approach to creating art is using my Ancestral genealogy and the Elementals representing fire, water, earth and air. In this way, I do...
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Heems (of Das Racist) - Neru Jackets [Free Album]
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1/2 of Das Racist, 25 tracks. Hit the jump for the tracklist and download link.
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Saw this in a gallery in Honolulu. Native Kanaka calling his ancestors.
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War Canoes Of The New Zealand Maori- Herb Kawainui...
