TY - JOUR
AU1 - Salmoiraghi, Franco.
AB -  P H O T O G R A P H I C E S S A Y When asked by our Polynesian cousins from Aotearoa in the late 1970s where our meeting houses were, we could only answer that we had our heiau, but many hadn't been used for generations. That changed in August of 1991 as Hawaiians from across the state gathered at Pu`ukoholä Heiau to celebrate the bicentennial observance of its consecration by Kamehameha the Great, the first ali`i who unified the Hawaiian islands. For Hawaiians, this celebration was a time of Ho`oku`ikahi, of reconciling and reuniting the descendants of the great Hawaiian chiefs who stood at the ramparts of this last great temple estate. It was an ancient murmur whispering. It was a shout to assemble, for in retelling our past, we honor our forefathers. They live through us--in our songs and our stories, and in who we are. The celebration intended to bring two clans together who historically had been torn apart, to support those in search of their cultural roots, to honor and affirm those who continue the practices of their küpuna, and to invite all Hawaiians searching for a united voice to 
TI - Ho'oku'ikahi: To Unify As One
JF - Manoa
DA - 2008-01-21
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-hawai-i-press/ho-oku-ikahi-to-unify-as-one-1dCiDj3RFh
SP - 190
EP - 213
VL - 19
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -