Oceanography Seminar - Rosanna Alegado

March 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Marine Science Building 100

Who is Kanaloa? an oceanographic perspective part I

As part of colonial efforts of conversion, early missionaries in Hawaii translated the concept of akua as god, or deity. This seminar will introduce a new framework for understanding Hawaiian akua with a specific focus on the principle akua Kanaloa, commonly thought of as the god of the ocean. Attendees will participate in re-interpretation and re-translation of the oli (chant) E Kanaloanuiakea (below) through an oceanographic lens. No experience in Hawaiian language is necessary but attendees should bring either a smart phone or laptop.

E Kanaloanuiakea
E Kanaloa heehaunawela
Kanaloa maawe ula a ka la
Kane ke ala ula a ka la
Kanaloa noho i ka moana nui
Moana iki
Moana oo
I ka ia nui
I ka ia iki
I ka mano
I ka niuhi
I ke kohola
A hohonu
O ke kai hohonu a hee
O ke kai uli a palaoa
O ke kai kea a honu
O ka hou kai loloa
O na au walu a Kanaloa
I paa ka maka
I ka maka walu a Kanaloa,
Ola!
Lana i ke kai
Lana i ka honua
Lana i ka houpo a Kanaloa
I ka Mokupapapa
Ka papa kaha kua kea o Lono
O Lono-ka-pao
Ola i ke au a Kanaloa


Event Sponsor
Oceanography , Mānoa Campus

More Information
(808) 956-7633, uhmocean@hawaii.edu, , Seminar Flyer (PDF)

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