No nā mamo : traditional and contemporary Hawaiian beliefs and practices / Malcolm Naea Chun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chun, Malcolm Nāea.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hawaiian philosophy.

Hawaiians--Social life and customs.

Hawaiians.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 387 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press : Curriculum Research & Development Group, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, [2011]

Summary:

No Nā Mamo is an updated and enlarged compilation of books in the acclaimed Ka Wana series, published in 2005-2010. The books, revised and presented here as individual chapters, offer invaluable insights into the philosophy and way of life of Native Hawaiian culture: -- Pono (right way of living) Aloha (love and affection) Welina (welcome and hospitality) A'o (education) Ola (health and healing) Ho'oponopono (healing to make things right) Ho'omana (the sacred and spiritual) Alaka'i (leadership) Kākā'ōlelo (oratory) Ho'onohonoho (cultural management) Kapu (gender roles) Hewa (wrong way of living) -- Readers both familiar and unfamiliar with Native Hawaiian traditions and practices will find much to reflect on as well as practical guidance and knowledge. Throughout Chun draws on first-hand accounts from early Hawaiian historians, early explorers and missionaries, and nineteenth-century Hawaiian language publications--as well as his own experience, gained from a lifetime of engagement with the language and culture. No Nā Mamo contains new and updated information throughout, a completely new chapter on Aloha, color illustrations, prefaces by the author and editor, a new Afterword, and an Appendix describing the challenges faced in creating this book.

Contents:

1 Pono: The Way of Living 1

2 Aloha: Traditions of Love and Affection 14

3 Welina: Traditional and Contemporary Ways of Welcome and Hospitality 46

4 A'o: Educational Traditions 84

5 Ola: Traditional Concepts of Health and Healing 115

6 Ho'oponopono: Traditional Ways of Healing to Make Things Right Again 143

7 Ho'omana: Understanding the Sacred and Spiritual 167

8 Alaka'i: Traditional Leadership 199

9 Kaka'olelo: Traditions of Oratory and Speech Making 227

10 Ho'onohonoho: Traditional Ways of Cultural Management 252

11 Kapu: Gender Roles in Traditional Society 289

12 Hewa: The Wrong Way of Living 314

13 Afterword 346.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

0824836243

9780824836245

OCLC:

717300655

Publisher Number:

99945253608