Inoa

Poliʻahu

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

ʻO Poliʻahu ke akua wahine e noho ana ma Maunakea. Kaulana ʻo ia no kona kapa hau, e uhi ana i ka mauna. ʻŌlelo ʻia “Poliʻahu, ka wahine ke kapa hau anu o Mauna Kea,” (1) no kona kinolau, ʻo ka hau anu, a me kona wahi noho, ka mauna kiʻekiʻe loa ma Hawaiʻi. ʻO Līlīnoe, Waiau, a me Kahoupokāne kona mau kaikaina e noho pū ana ma Maunakea me ia. Aia he mau moʻolelo e pili ana iā ia. Ma ka moʻolelo ʻo Lāʻieikawai, he pilina aloha kāna me ke aliʻi ʻo ʻAiwohikūpua no Kauaʻi. Haʻalele ʻo ʻAiwohikūpua iā Poliʻahu no Hinaikamālama no Hāna ma muli ʻo kāna hoʻohiki me Hinaikamālama e male kekahi. Ma muli o kona hūhū, kuʻu ihola ʻo Poliʻahu i ke anu a me ka wela ma luna Hinaikamālama a me ʻAiwohikūpua a hoʻokaʻawale ʻia lāua (2). Ma kekahi moʻolelo kaulana pū ka hoʻokūkū heʻe hōlua ma waena o Poliʻahu a me Pele i mālama ʻia ma Laupāhoehoe (3).

Description

oliʻahu is a Hawaiian goddes who lives on Maunakea. She is known for her blanket of snow that covers the mountain. It is said “Poliʻahu, ka wahine ke kapa hau anu o Mauna Kea,” (1) for her natural form, snow, and her dwelling place, the highest peak on Hawaiʻi. Līlīnoe, Waiau, and Kahoupokāne are her sisters that live with her on Maunakea. There are many stories about her. In the story of Lāʻieikawai, she is romantically involved with the chief of Kauaʻi, ʻAiwohikūpua. ʻAiwohikūpua leaves Poliʻahu for Hinaikamālama from Hāna because he also promised to marry Hinaikamālama. Because of her rage, Poliʻahu unleashes the deep cold and the intense heat onto Hinaikamālama and ʻAiwohikūpua until they are forced to separate (2). In a different story, there occurs a great sledding contest between Poliʻahu and Pele which takes place at Laupāhoehoe (3).

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

 E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili iā Poliʻahu, ke akua wahine o ka hau ma Maunakea.

Instructions

Use this term for resources related to Poliʻahu, the goddess of snow who lives atop Maunakea.

Moʻokūʻauhau

Akua: Līlīnoe (kaikuahine); Waiau (kaikuahine); Kahoupokāne (kaikuahine); ʻAiwohikūpua (kāne); Hinaikamālama; Pele

ʻĀina: Maunakea; Mānā; Laupāhoehoe; Puʻu Poliʻahu (Maunakea) 

Hana: Heʻe hōlua 

Kinolau: Hau; Lā

Kūmole

(1) Pukui & Elbert. ʻŌlelo Noʻeau; (2) Haleʻole, S.N. Ke Kaʻao o Lāʻieikawai (3) Westervelt, W. D., Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes 55-62 (4) Pukui & Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary; (5) Westervelt, W. D., Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods 116-151.

Applied to: Pele and the snow goddess, Poliʻahu and the breadfruit trees : a short story of rivalry, friendship and compassion

Created by: Puaokamele Dizon; Annemarie Paikai.