-na Kalimapau
TRADITIONAL COMPREHENSION
Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) Interviews
ʻo wai ʻoe, na wai ʻoe Who are you? Whose child are you?
Tom Lenchanko: Hawaiians are the issue of the gods, highest of them all "ho‘ali‘i" "iku pau"... since time immemorial, time eternal... what is older than Kūkaniloko?
Jo-Lin Lenchanko Kalimapau: We look to the voice of our kupuna who left us with this reflection:
Respect is unconditional love handed down from generation to generation.
We are responsible for the perpetuation of our traditional comprehension and well-being of our Nation, ko Hawai‘i paeaina, and our Hawaiian National Treasures. Kūkaniloko, the piko, radiates aloha out to all distant shores. Aloha, the greatest truth of all. This mana‘o is cherished in pule, oli, mele, moʻolelo and ‘āina…FOREVER.
SIGNIFICANCE OF KŪKANILOKO
Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) Interviews
During the interview process numerous people mentioned the cultural significance of Kūkaniloko, both in its traditional and contemporary importance. And while everyone we spoke with admitted that Kūkaniloko is extremely significant, the reasons why people view Kūkaniloko as significant vary from one person to the next.
Jo-Lin Lenchanko Kalimapau summed up “Significance” with this thought:
Each generation and each group of people have different connections to Kūkaniloko, but it is always a sacred connection. That is the one thing that has been consistent since time immemorial and will continue until time eternal. Our kupuna say "while every place is special, not every place is sacred. But when you talk about Kūkaniloko, that is sacred." We each have our special places that we mālama, but Kūkaniloko is sacred to all of us. As perpetuated in our chants, Kūkaniloko is the piko of Oʻahu, the center of the Hawaiian Archipelago, and the center of Oceania. Oʻahu is the temple, the unu- a place of worship. Kukaniloko is the foundation, the physical and spiritual piko of our Nation, ko Hawai‘i paeaina, Hawai‘i Islands. Kukaniloko is sacred because of where it is and what it continues to give us, FOREVER. Kanaka mauli, those connected to Spirit by and through their hearts of Aloha, the greatest truth of all, respect and revere Kukaniloko, as we protect, preserve and perpetuate all things Hawaiian, seen and unseen...eō
Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) Interviews
ʻo wai ʻoe, na wai ʻoe Who are you? Whose child are you?
Tom Lenchanko: Hawaiians are the issue of the gods, highest of them all "ho‘ali‘i" "iku pau"... since time immemorial, time eternal... what is older than Kūkaniloko?
Jo-Lin Lenchanko Kalimapau: We look to the voice of our kupuna who left us with this reflection:
Respect is unconditional love handed down from generation to generation.
We are responsible for the perpetuation of our traditional comprehension and well-being of our Nation, ko Hawai‘i paeaina, and our Hawaiian National Treasures. Kūkaniloko, the piko, radiates aloha out to all distant shores. Aloha, the greatest truth of all. This mana‘o is cherished in pule, oli, mele, moʻolelo and ‘āina…FOREVER.
SIGNIFICANCE OF KŪKANILOKO
Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) Interviews
During the interview process numerous people mentioned the cultural significance of Kūkaniloko, both in its traditional and contemporary importance. And while everyone we spoke with admitted that Kūkaniloko is extremely significant, the reasons why people view Kūkaniloko as significant vary from one person to the next.
Jo-Lin Lenchanko Kalimapau summed up “Significance” with this thought:
Each generation and each group of people have different connections to Kūkaniloko, but it is always a sacred connection. That is the one thing that has been consistent since time immemorial and will continue until time eternal. Our kupuna say "while every place is special, not every place is sacred. But when you talk about Kūkaniloko, that is sacred." We each have our special places that we mālama, but Kūkaniloko is sacred to all of us. As perpetuated in our chants, Kūkaniloko is the piko of Oʻahu, the center of the Hawaiian Archipelago, and the center of Oceania. Oʻahu is the temple, the unu- a place of worship. Kukaniloko is the foundation, the physical and spiritual piko of our Nation, ko Hawai‘i paeaina, Hawai‘i Islands. Kukaniloko is sacred because of where it is and what it continues to give us, FOREVER. Kanaka mauli, those connected to Spirit by and through their hearts of Aloha, the greatest truth of all, respect and revere Kukaniloko, as we protect, preserve and perpetuate all things Hawaiian, seen and unseen...eō
"e kūkaʻawe i nā kapu o Kūkaniloko nō ka mea aloha nō hoʻi kākou iā lākou i nā kau a kau..."
“to guard the kapu of Kūkaniloko because we love them for all time...”
“to guard the kapu of Kūkaniloko because we love them for all time...”