ʻO kēia ka lā hānau o Mary Kawena Pukui!
Today is the birthday of Mary Kawena Pukui, b. April 20, 1895 #olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #OleloHawaii
Excerpt From
‘Ōlelo No‘eau
Mary Kawena Pukui & Dietrich Varez
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![“674 He kapu na pōhaku hānau ali‘i. A [sign of] kapu are the stones at the birth of a chief. The peal of thunder heralds the birth of a high chief. Thunder (pōhaku) was likened to the sound of stones rolling.” Excerpt From ‘Ōlelo No‘eau Mary Kawena Pukui & Dietrich Varez](https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/371/033/305/426/479/original/93a8579b049dbac7.png "“674 He kapu na pōhaku hānau ali‘i. A [sign of] kapu are the stones at the birth of a chief. The peal of thunder heralds the birth of a high chief. Thunder (pōhaku) was likened to the sound of stones rolling.” Excerpt From ‘Ōlelo No‘eau Mary Kawena Pukui & Dietrich Varez")
We all learn the word “kahakō” meaning “macron,” the bar over the long vowel (as in its own final letter). But it also means “steep, sheer” as in this ʻŌlelo Nōʻeau:
“1527 Ka pali kahakō lele a koa‘e.
Sheer cliff reached only by the tropic bird.
A tall, inaccessible cliff.”
In the Fall 2024 Audubon magazine is an interesting article about a bird researcher who’s cataloging and photographing specimens of Hawaiian birds which are in non-Hawaiian museums. The reference to an ʻōlelo noʻeau caught my eye. Interesting! #olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #OleloHawaii #audubon #extinction
February is Hawaiian Language Month! Mary Kawena Pukui is being featured on a dollar coin! #maryKawenaPukui #olelo #oleloHawaii #hawaiianLanguageMonth #usmint #dollar
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2025-01-31/new-1-coin-native-hawaiian-scholar-mary-kawena-pukui
#HawaiianPublicRadio didn’t post today’s #hawaiianWordOfTheDay so instead of sharing that, I’ll share my new favorite ʻŌlelo Noʻeau!
I kāhi ‘e no ke kumu mokihana, paoa ‘e no ‘one‘i i ke ‘ala.
Although the mokihana tree is at a distance, its fragrance reaches here.
Although a person is far away, the tales of his good deeds come to us.
#olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #OleloHawaii #reputation #mokihana #1177
ʻŌlelo Noʻeau number 2024: Luahine moe nonō. (Old woman who sleeps and snores.) Pele, who is said to sleep in lava beds. #olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #oleloHawaii #lava #volcano
