Mahalo (thanks) for your comment. Yes, although we did just get a new video camera to make this video, we quickly learned that I cannot have a vivid dark and light background like my "palaka" shirt in this one, because the camera will focus on that instead of the fine detail of the tool or item just in front of it. I think we will have that solved with the next video. Meanwhile, you can tell that this is a dedicated "pass it on" teaching channel, with no modern frills! Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Your work and commitment to pacific island history is so important and it cannot be overstated how valuable this is for future generations! The historical community for pacific islands is small but you make it feel so much bigger!
You are an absolute treasure and I deeply appreciate all of the knowledge and passion for Hawaiian culture that you have so generously decided to pass onto us. I look forward to everything you have to give and will treasure it forever.
I hope you realise, just how interesting and valuable your sharing of knowledge is, working with gourds is a total new concept, I have worked a bit with coconut, shell & coco lumber,
But nothing comes close to the vegetable like gourd probably not spelling that right, but bare with me,,,, The notion that people worked with four hands, is a great in site, and now that I think about it I've seen this, and not realised the significance, Truely another great video, Thankyou again for demonstration, What a wonderful life you have lived, I sure there is a whole story there if you have a mind to share that, , hehe no pressure! 🤪
Mahalo nui loa for all the knowledge of tools and techniques that you are documenting. Most especially all of both the practical and historic details. The kupuna that were able to teach you are no longer with us and it is crucial that Hawai`ian history not be lost again. With today's hectic lives, most do not have time to take classes or attend workshops, this is the best way to keep the knowledge spreading. I am very curious about the large wooden sculpture to your left in this video...
Mahalo nui for your thoughtful comment. Yes, some Kūpuna taught me, yet much knowledge had been lost by the time of their generations too. But also the people of old taught me via combining a squid-eye for details of museum and private-collection Hawai'ian items with my own personal experience. Plus constantly observing and considering what materials were available in Hawai'i before the foreigners increasingly came. Many a "eureka" moment, and that is really fun and a mahalo moment too. I call it a part of ho'oulu, like the effects of a ho'oulu rain, because as one cultural concept or activity grows, more and more are generated. The whole Cultural Renaissance is like that, and I've been in it the whole time, very enthralled and very grateful. The sculpture is of Milo wood, now slowly cracking more due to the dry air here in Arizona. I carved it maybe 30 years ago. It was a forked piece of Milo, and you just look at material and try to see what's in it. It's title is "On the Origins of the Palaoa". The Lei Niho Palaoa, and the small Palaoa of the past, that were used in single or multiple number for wrist kupe'e or neck lei, have the same unique form, and therefore it is a stylized form which was considered so important that the form has not changed for hundreds of years, nor from small size to large. I, and the one of the authors of the "Hawaiian Sculpture" book, and others, think that that form is probably a stylized tongue as well as a stylized ki'i. The high-foreheaded images with suppressed facial features and strong protruding jaw, plus the prominence of the tongue in many Hawai'ian and other Polynesian ki'i, all point me toward that thinking. And if a head were to be severed, and the tongue than removed and turned upside down it would look a lot like the Niho Palaoa ornament. Ali'i, who wore the Lei Niho Palaoa, being associated with the gods and being able to speak out with chanted prayers on the Heiau also comes into play with the kaona. And of course the gods themselves can always speak out freely, without kapu. The pearl shell eyes of the smaller image in the combined carving are suggestive of Lono, but not always. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Thank you for your nice compliment. I sure will do that, and have a list of planned videos. I'm working on a major one, Hawaiian ornaments, right now. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
I appreciate your comment. I have much I wish to pass on at my age, and am grateful to be the carrier. This RUclips channel is turning out to be a good way to do that passing on. The videos will get better since we have a new camera, yet we need to get used to the focus of the closeups, because as you can see here the camera was focusing on the pattern of my palaka shirt instead of the slim object held in front of it. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
What a tremendous pleasure to find your channel Dr. Kaʻimiloa. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to be able to join you in your crafts and incredible history preservation. Please do a tutorial on lashing specifically the one you dreamed up!!?
Thank you for your nice comment. That is a good request, and I will think on how I could do that, now that the two-tooth weapon is already made. I would be nice to also show the proper lashing techniques for the multi-tooth weapons, and also the adzes. I have various other videos in line for creation, already. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
good morning. It's still dark in Japan, but I was surprised when I heard the familiar sound of a saw and realized that it was a gourd. Big and different shape.
Loving these videos. Have only visited Hawaii once in my life but I would like to come back again and again. Hope all is well with you. Mahalo from Chicago
Lived in Ewa Beach in early 2000's beautiful place, and have never forgotten the plants and people. Have always had a fascinatiom with plants, specifically the ones used by humans. Thanks for the amazing information!!
I love all of your videos. You are such an amazing well of traditional knowledge and you present it in such a palatable and sweet fashion. It reminds me of spending time with my grandpa. I’ve been knapping lots of basalt lately thinking of your videos! (Also really enjoyed the dispelling the helmet myth video.) I hope all is well. Looking forward to the next video.-John
I need to get me one of those Stanley saws for my bone carving and other projects, I usually use a hack saw or some Brocken hacksaw blade with insulation tape around the end for a handle, and even with bone smaller teeth are better because bigger teeth can catch and if your using to much effort you can slip and snap the bone or shell your working on
Thanks for making another comment. I've told many a student that using power tools, or even other modern tools like the saw you mention, can easily ruin a fine piece you are making. Yes, the old way takes much longer, but you will rarely break or ruin something you are making. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
@@traditionalhawaiianculture thanks sorry for being a pest it's just this stuff so interesting, I know the Maori have gourds but when the Europeans showed up they kinda stopped growing them , there's some people who have managed to save the varieties from extinction and now you can get the heirloom seeds from a couple places if your lucky. But knowing that they had gourds confuses me a little bit because I was told that the Maori didn't have any water carrying vesicles and thats something that held them back. Don't know if that's the Europeans writing off the Maori as dumb savages or just not knowing. I'll have to try and find out more about the subject . Thanks again have a good one
@@traditionalhawaiiancultureruclips.net/video/BIeQQeMQHT8/видео.htmlsi=ijujob8dm0aE-VLL sorry I hope this is right video, um sorry this was my attempts at making some traditional kawaii lures , going from Google images. Couple question came up . Did the Hawaiians have a glue like the aboriginal Australians? I wondered whether they bound hooks with wet fiber so that when it dried it pulls things tight and then you could cover it with wax to stop it taking on water when fishing? ...... really sorry for bothering you with this I'm nothing but I farm boy that's interested in history I'm not a student or professor or anything. The other thing I think I learned is why they used human bone I think because skill and spirit had something to do with it because making hooks is way more of a skill or art than I had any idea
Much thanks for your kind comment. There's more to come, including Hawaiian birds and featherwork, Hawaiian stone adzes and their handles, lashing and use, Hawaiian ornaments of old times and how made, Hawaiian cordage in detail, etc. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comment. My wife and I were on O'ahu so I could do some cultural teaching, and left to return to our Mainland home just a day before the terrible fires occurred on Maui. We had to leave our beloved Hawaii 20 years ago for health reasons, yet we return at least once a year. Hawaii is our true home. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Thanks for your fine comment, Joseph. I know exactly what you mean, having felt that way about certain people I have run across during my long life! Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Hi Dr. I'm a collector of instruments and have been wanting some traditional Hawaiian instruments, do you have any you would recommend? Preferably some that are accessible online! :) You're the best!
Hi Marc, Thanks for commenting. You would much enjoy the book "Hawaiian Musical Instruments" by Jim Widess. I was told last week that is is available online for $16. It is absolutely filled with step-by-step photos and instructions on how to make every imaginable Hawaiian instrument of old times, and of course current times in many cases. Try abebooks.com and alibris.com for used books too. Online, you should be able to find Hawaiian pahu ( hula drums), pūniu (hula knee drums), 'ulī'ulī (feathered hula rattles) and 'ohe hano ihu (nose flutes). Just be sure to google for images of each first, so you don't end up buying cheap or ridiculous imitations. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
I don't know where they come from, because I see them at times in Hawai'i and also here in Arizona and elsewhere, but the highly shaped and polished basalt stones for Koi Ponds or around fancy buildings are perfect for 'ili'ili, just like the stones on occasional Hawai'ian beaches, if you can find the proper ones. They are from some modern or ancient beach, wave-shaped and polished. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Since we live on the Mainland now and just returned from Hawaii teaching and are playing catch-up, you likely know as much or more than I do. I'm sure there are many charities, including donation sites by the Maui County and State Governments, online. Just be sure to check the credentials, because there are always heartless scammers around at times like this. If you find the best charity please let me know and I will pass it on. Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Every so often youtube manages to find something that im actually interested, this channel is one of the best random suggestions ive ever gotten.
Your comment really warmed my heart! Mahalo (thank you).
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
The way this manages to seem like a video on VHS tape is miraculous
Mahalo (thanks) for your comment. Yes, although we did just get a new video camera to make this video, we quickly learned that I cannot have a vivid dark and light background like my "palaka" shirt in this one, because the camera will focus on that instead of the fine detail of the tool or item just in front of it. I think we will have that solved with the next video. Meanwhile, you can tell that this is a dedicated "pass it on" teaching channel, with no modern frills!
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
This stuff is awesome! Please keep teaching us about Hawaii. :)
Thank you for your fine comment..
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Your work and commitment to pacific island history is so important and it cannot be overstated how valuable this is for future generations! The historical community for pacific islands is small but you make it feel so much bigger!
Your kind comment is much appreciated.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
great video! i hope you do more on tools of ancient hawaii! its fascinating to learn how folks on an island thrived!
Considerably more is planned. Thank you for your comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
@@traditionalhawaiianculture i cant wait! Thank you for sharing knowledge with us
Mahalo (thanks), Otto. My name is Ka'imiloa, which means "always seeking" or "endlessly seeking", and that sure does fit!
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
You are an absolute treasure and I deeply appreciate all of the knowledge and passion for Hawaiian culture that you have so generously decided to pass onto us. I look forward to everything you have to give and will treasure it forever.
I much appreciate your very kind comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
I hope you realise, just how interesting and valuable your sharing of knowledge is, working with gourds is a total new concept, I have worked a bit with coconut, shell & coco lumber,
But nothing comes close to the vegetable like gourd probably not spelling that right, but bare with me,,,,
The notion that people worked with four hands, is a great in site, and now that I think about it I've seen this, and not realised the significance,
Truely another great video,
Thankyou again for demonstration,
What a wonderful life you have lived, I sure there is a whole story there if you have a mind to share that,
, hehe no pressure! 🤪
It always warms the heart of a born teacher to receive a message like yours. Mahalo.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Mahalo again for your fine comments.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
@@traditionalhawaiianculture a'ole pilikia, my friend
Mahalo nui loa for all the knowledge of tools and techniques that you are documenting. Most especially all of both the practical and historic details. The kupuna that were able to teach you are no longer with us and it is crucial that Hawai`ian history not be lost again. With today's hectic lives, most do not have time to take classes or attend workshops, this is the best way to keep the knowledge spreading.
I am very curious about the large wooden sculpture to your left in this video...
Mahalo nui for your thoughtful comment. Yes, some Kūpuna taught me, yet much knowledge had been lost by the time of their generations too. But also the people of old taught me via combining a squid-eye for details of museum and private-collection Hawai'ian items with my own personal experience. Plus constantly observing and considering what materials were available in Hawai'i before the foreigners increasingly came. Many a "eureka" moment, and that is really fun and a mahalo moment too. I call it a part of ho'oulu, like the effects of a ho'oulu rain, because as one cultural concept or activity grows, more and more are generated. The whole Cultural Renaissance is like that, and I've been in it the whole time, very enthralled and very grateful.
The sculpture is of Milo wood, now slowly cracking more due to the dry air here in Arizona. I carved it maybe 30 years ago. It was a forked piece of Milo, and you just look at material and try to see what's in it. It's title is "On the Origins of the Palaoa".
The Lei Niho Palaoa, and the small Palaoa of the past, that were used in single or multiple number for wrist kupe'e or neck lei, have the same unique form, and therefore it is a stylized form which was considered so important that the form has not changed for hundreds of years, nor from small size to large. I, and the one of the authors of the "Hawaiian Sculpture" book, and others, think that that form is probably a stylized tongue as well as a stylized ki'i. The high-foreheaded images with suppressed facial features and strong protruding jaw, plus the prominence of the tongue in many Hawai'ian and other Polynesian ki'i, all point me toward that thinking. And if a head were to be severed, and the tongue than removed and turned upside down it would look a lot like the Niho Palaoa ornament. Ali'i, who wore the Lei Niho Palaoa, being associated with the gods and being able to speak out with chanted prayers on the Heiau also comes into play with the kaona. And of course the gods themselves can always speak out freely, without kapu. The pearl shell eyes of the smaller image in the combined carving are suggestive of Lono, but not always.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Love your videos, I hope you keep making them!
Thank you for your nice compliment. I sure will do that, and have a list of planned videos. I'm working on a major one, Hawaiian ornaments, right now.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
A man of much knowledge. Love it keep up the beautiful work brother!
I appreciate your comment. I have much I wish to pass on at my age, and am grateful to be the carrier. This RUclips channel is turning out to be a good way to do that passing on. The videos will get better since we have a new camera, yet we need to get used to the focus of the closeups, because as you can see here the camera was focusing on the pattern of my palaka shirt instead of the slim object held in front of it.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
I'll be incorporating you and your lessons into my kids home schooling one day! Stay blessed @@traditionalhawaiianculture
For a teacher who very much wants to pass on what he knows, I much appreciated your comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
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What a tremendous pleasure to find your channel Dr. Kaʻimiloa. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to be able to join you in your crafts and incredible history preservation. Please do a tutorial on lashing specifically the one you dreamed up!!?
Thank you for your nice comment. That is a good request, and I will think on how I could do that, now that the two-tooth weapon is already made. I would be nice to also show the proper lashing techniques for the multi-tooth weapons, and also the adzes. I have various other videos in line for creation, already.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Very insightful and entertaining
Thank you for your nice comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Amazing. thank you!
Thanks for your kind comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Just love the fact that such an adventurous and wise man is willing to share so much knowlege with the young world!
Mahalo ( thank you) for your nice comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
good morning. It's still dark in Japan, but I was surprised when I heard the familiar sound of a saw and realized that it was a gourd. Big and different shape.
I replied earlier, but somehow it didn't get posted here. I thank you for your comment, all the way from Japan!
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Loving these videos. Have only visited Hawaii once in my life but I would like to come back again and again. Hope all is well with you. Mahalo from Chicago
Mahalo for your very nice comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
thank you!
And thank you too, for your kind comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Aloha Ka'imiloa, love your videos and channel. Mahalo nui!
Mahalo again for your fine comment. I just replied your other comment of today, too.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Lived in Ewa Beach in early 2000's beautiful place, and have never forgotten the plants and people. Have always had a fascinatiom with plants, specifically the ones used by humans. Thanks for the amazing information!!
Mahalo (thanks) for your kind words, Brad.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Nice
Thanks for your comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
I love all of your videos. You are such an amazing well of traditional knowledge and you present it in such a palatable and sweet fashion. It reminds me of spending time with my grandpa. I’ve been knapping lots of basalt lately thinking of your videos! (Also really enjoyed the dispelling the helmet myth video.) I hope all is well. Looking forward to the next video.-John
Sure appreciate your kind message.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
I need to get me one of those Stanley saws for my bone carving and other projects, I usually use a hack saw or some Brocken hacksaw blade with insulation tape around the end for a handle, and even with bone smaller teeth are better because bigger teeth can catch and if your using to much effort you can slip and snap the bone or shell your working on
Thanks for making another comment. I've told many a student that using power tools, or even other modern tools like the saw you mention, can easily ruin a fine piece you are making. Yes, the old way takes much longer, but you will rarely break or ruin something you are making.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
@@traditionalhawaiianculture thanks sorry for being a pest it's just this stuff so interesting, I know the Maori have gourds but when the Europeans showed up they kinda stopped growing them , there's some people who have managed to save the varieties from extinction and now you can get the heirloom seeds from a couple places if your lucky.
But knowing that they had gourds confuses me a little bit because I was told that the Maori didn't have any water carrying vesicles and thats something that held them back. Don't know if that's the Europeans writing off the Maori as dumb savages or just not knowing. I'll have to try and find out more about the subject . Thanks again have a good one
@@traditionalhawaiiancultureruclips.net/video/BIeQQeMQHT8/видео.htmlsi=ijujob8dm0aE-VLL sorry I hope this is right video, um sorry this was my attempts at making some traditional kawaii lures , going from Google images. Couple question came up . Did the Hawaiians have a glue like the aboriginal Australians? I wondered whether they bound hooks with wet fiber so that when it dried it pulls things tight and then you could cover it with wax to stop it taking on water when fishing? ...... really sorry for bothering you with this I'm nothing but I farm boy that's interested in history I'm not a student or professor or anything. The other thing I think I learned is why they used human bone I think because skill and spirit had something to do with it because making hooks is way more of a skill or art than I had any idea
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences they are invaluable
I much appreciate your comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Thank you for your fine comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
You're a wonderful teacher thank you! New subscriber 😊
Much thanks for your kind comment. There's more to come, including Hawaiian birds and featherwork, Hawaiian stone adzes and their handles, lashing and use, Hawaiian ornaments of old times and how made, Hawaiian cordage in detail, etc.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
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I appreciate your commenting, but can't see what it is.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
love thus channel :)
thanks for your nice comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Hey man are you doing okay!?! I hope the fires missed you man. Its so sad and terrible.
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comment. My wife and I were on O'ahu so I could do some cultural teaching, and left to return to our Mainland home just a day before the terrible fires occurred on Maui. We had to leave our beloved Hawaii 20 years ago for health reasons, yet we return at least once a year. Hawaii is our true home.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Mahalo!!!
And mahalo to you for your kind comment.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
I would love to hang out with you for a month or two and learn what you know
Thanks for your fine comment, Joseph. I know exactly what you mean, having felt that way about certain people I have run across during my long life!
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
A lot of lost arts out there
Enjoyed your videos, Joe, especially the atlatl throwing.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Thank you
Hi Dr. I'm a collector of instruments and have been wanting some traditional Hawaiian instruments, do you have any you would recommend? Preferably some that are accessible online! :) You're the best!
Hi Marc, Thanks for commenting. You would much enjoy the book "Hawaiian Musical Instruments" by Jim Widess. I was told last week that is is available online for $16. It is absolutely filled with step-by-step photos and instructions on how to make every imaginable Hawaiian instrument of old times, and of course current times in many cases. Try abebooks.com and alibris.com for used books too.
Online, you should be able to find Hawaiian pahu ( hula drums), pūniu (hula knee drums), 'ulī'ulī (feathered hula rattles) and 'ohe hano ihu (nose flutes). Just be sure to google for images of each first, so you don't end up buying cheap or ridiculous imitations.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
Should be able to find some shaped basalt worrystones or loofastones on mainland shops that could approximate `ili`ili
I don't know where they come from, because I see them at times in Hawai'i and also here in Arizona and elsewhere, but the highly shaped and polished basalt stones for Koi Ponds or around fancy buildings are perfect for 'ili'ili, just like the stones on occasional Hawai'ian beaches, if you can find the proper ones. They are from some modern or ancient beach, wave-shaped and polished.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
This is unrelated to the video, but I figure you’ll see it. Are there any charities you recommend donating to for the wildfires?
Since we live on the Mainland now and just returned from Hawaii teaching and are playing catch-up, you likely know as much or more than I do. I'm sure there are many charities, including donation sites by the Maui County and State Governments, online. Just be sure to check the credentials, because there are always heartless scammers around at times like this. If you find the best charity please let me know and I will pass it on.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
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Thank you.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
That was terrible
So was this retarded comment
Terrible is your pfp 😂