Hawaiian Legacy Foundation: Eddie & Myrna Kamae

Sheldeen Haleamau gathers ʻiliʻili at Kūpaianaha 6/29/93

Recorded at Kūpaianaha on June 29, 1993. This video includes footage of Sheldeen Haleamau placing hoʻokupu (offering) near the shore before she ʻohiʻohi (gathers) ʻiliʻili (small stones used in dances). Giving hoʻokupu is a protocol that Hawaiian practitioners follow when gathering elements from nature.

Languages: English, Hawaiian

Genres

  • Documentary

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