• tallest mountain. Poliʻahu met the aliʻi Aiwohikupua on the Eastern slope of Mauna Kea. The two fell in love and Aiwohikupua took Poliʻahu home to his native...
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    Mauna Kea and threw fire from them towards Poliʻahu, with the snow goddess fleeing towards the summit. Poliʻahu was finally able to grab her now-burning...
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    Paupueo Pele – Goddess of volcanoes, frequently described as an aumakua Poliʻahu - goddesses of snow Tuna Ukupanipo - another shark god Wahieloa Waka -...
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    stones) Poliʻahu Heiau (looking inland) Poliʻahu Heiau (looking seaward) Poliʻahu Heiau view of Wailua River mouth and Malae Heiau hillside Poliʻahu Heiau...
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    is the highest point in Hawaiʻi at 13,796 ft (4,205 m) and is home to Poliʻahu, Goddess of Snow. Mauna Kea Observatory on the summit, an ideal location...
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    bulldoze a dirt road to the summit where he built a small telescope on Puʻu Poliʻahu, a cinder cone peak. The peak was the second highest on the mountain with...
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    well-preserved ancient temple of Poliʻahu Heiau, also thought to have once been a luakini. It is named after the snow goddess, Poliʻahu, sister of Pele, the goddess...
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    as the "region of the gods", a place where benevolent spirits reside. Poliʻahu, deity of snow, also resides there. "Mauna Kea" is an abbreviation for...
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  • multiple elemental and ancestrally venerated water deities called akua, e.g., Poliʻahu, Waiau, Lilinoe, Kahoupokāne, Kalauakolea and Kāneikawaiola. It is for...
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    traditional guitar. This led to its own genre known as slack-key guitar. Poli`ahu, Leilani (June 13, 2019). "Hawaiian Word of the Day". Hawaiian Public Radio...
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  • Hina-puku-ia Ka'ohelo Kalamainu'u Kapo Laka Mahina Nuakea Papahānaumoku Pele Poliʻahu Waka Mangaian Hina-moe-aitu Miru Papa (Papatūānuku) Ro'e Tu-metua Tumu-te-ana-oa...
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    loss. The lake is of some importance in Hawaiian mythology. Aside from Poliʻahu, there are two additional snow deities, Lilinoe and Waiau, who are associated...
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    bulldoze a dirt road to the summit where he built a small telescope on Puʻu Poliʻahu, a cinder cone peak. The peak was the second highest on the mountain with...
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    trails." In Hawaiian mythology, Mauna Kea was the home of snow goddess Poliʻahu, and the place of several other legends. John Palmer Parker established...
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    SMA was built just northwest of the saddle between the cinder cones Pu'u Poli'ahu and Pu'u Hauoki, about 140 meters below the summit of Mauna Kea. A perennial...
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    Miss Aloha Hula Competition the mele or song entered was titled "Kuʻu Poliʻahu" and for the ʻauana or modern hula competition segment the mele or song...
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    bulldoze a dirt road to the summit where he built a small telescope on Puʻu Poliʻahu, a cinder cone peak. The peak was the second highest on the mountain with...
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    Co-director/Cinematographer/Editor Stormhenge (2017) – Co-director/Cinematographer POLI'AHU (2017) – Co-director/Cinematographer Ft. Union Lullaby (2016) –...
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    Kaumualii, was the last king born here, in the mid-1800s. Another heiau, Poli’ahu, is further upriver on a narrow ridge between Opaeka’a Stream and Wailua...
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  • 3:23 Kau Ka Pe‘a (feat. Pandanus Club, Kimie and Kalenakū ) - 3:23 ‘A‘ahu Poli‘ahu - 3:58 ‘O Mauna Leo I Ka La‘i - 3:02 Pā‘ani I Ka Baso - 3:09 He Kāheahea...
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  • Paipai" – 2:54 "Eō Lononuiākea (Mele Oli Aloha No Kona)" – 1:03 "Ku‘u Poli‘ahu" – 3:43 "Oli Mahalo No Maui" – 1:27 "Nani A Maika‘i" – 2:51 "Kalani Pe'a...
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