Wao akua
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Wao akua by Chris Dacus |
Wao akua
...a place of mist, of clouds, and of spirits - the realm of Ku, the god of war. Hawaiians would ask for permission to enter this realm, stating their good intentions as follows...
Noho Ana Ke Akua
Noho ana ke akua i ka nahelehele
I alai ia e ke kiohuohu, e ka ua koko.
O na kino malu i ka lani e.
Malu e hoe.
E ho`oulu mai ana i Laka i kona kahu o makou
O makou noa e.
The god dwells in the woodlands
Hidden away in the mist, in the low hanging rainbow.
Oh, Being, sheltered by the heavens.
Clear our path of all hindrance.
Inspire us.
Oh, Laka, and dwell on your altar.
Free us.
Tarter, Elizabeth – “Nineteenth Century Hawaiian Chant”, Pacific Anthropological records, Number 33, 1982, pg. 128, Number 6
The picture is taken of O'ahu's Ko'olaus.