Kahuna
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Transcript of Kahuna
KĀHUNA
KAHUNA
• 1. Priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert in any profession (whether male or female); in the 1845 laws doctors, surgeons, and dentists were called kahuna
• Kāhuna – plural of kahuna
• Ka huna – secret
• Kahu – guardian, keeper
KĀHUNA
• Kahuna nui – high priest, advisor
• Kahuna pule – religious, spiritual kahuna
Mo`okini Heiau in Kohala, Hawai`i
KAHUNA • Kahuna lā`au lapa`au – healing
• Kahuna kāula – foretold events
• Kahuna kilo hōkū – studies the stars
• Kahuna kilokilo/kilo honua – reads signs in the earth
• Kahuna `anā`anā – prayed people to death
KAHUNA LĀ`AU LAPA`AU
• E uku `ia ke kanaka ki`i lā`au, he luhi kona i ka hele `anaThe man who goes to fetch medicinal herbs is to be paid – the trip he makes is labor
KAHUNA LĀ`AU LAPA`AU
• Kahuna hāhā – diagnosis
• Kahuna lomilomi – massage
• Kahuna koholua – minor surgery
• Kahuna ha`i iwi – bone specialist
• Kahuna ho`ohānau – birthing
KAHUNA KĀULA
KAHUNA KILO HŌKŪ
KAHUNA KILOKILO/KILO HONUA
KAHUNA `ANĀ`ANĀ
`ŌLELO NO`EAU
• I ka `ōlelo nō ke ola, i ka `ōlelo nō ka makeLife is in speech; death is in speechWords can heal; words can destroy
• Aia ke ola i ka waha; aia ka make i ka waha
Life is in the mouth; death is in the mouth
Spoken words can enliven; spoken words can destroy
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