Why is the tiki life important to you? - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Tue, Sep 14, 2004 8:52 PM [i]On 2004-09-09 15:15, Tiki_Bong wrote: I hate to burst your Tiki/Hawaiian love connection bubble, but 'tiki' does not exist in Hawaii; tiki is not a Hawaiian word as the Hawaiian alphabet has no 't'in it. Let's not forget that "ti'i" is historically accurate for tiki in Tahiti/Marquesas, the origin of the ancient Hawaiians. http://www.thetahititraveler.com/general/artarch.asp Also, the Bishop Museum now has adopted in wholeheartedly "tiki" by their Ku exhibition which incorporates modern relics such as tiki mugs. (I don't know when they will update it to include the Book of Tiki). BISHOP MUSEUM'S MOST RENOWNED IMAGE, KU, TAKES CENTER STAGE IN A NEW EXHIBIT, "E KU MAU MAU ~ KU EVERLASTING" HONOLULU - After two years, Bishop Museum's most renowned image, Ku, will return, taking center stage in an exhibit which explores his many facets. One of only three known to exist in the world, this 6 - foot tall wooden image is believed to have come from Hale-O-Keawe in Kona. Taken to Boston, it was eventually returned to Hawai'i in 1895 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. "Most people just know him as the god of war," said project manager Noelle Kahanu, "but Ku is so much more complex. He is the god of fishing, who built the first fishpond in Hana. He is the god of husbandry and farming, represented by the 'o'o , the digging stick, which penetrates the earth and makes it fertile. He is the god of war and conflict, but also of resolution and healing." The exhibit will feature rare collection items associated with Ku, such as the famed fishhook Manaiakalani, most often linked with Maui's efforts to raise the Hawaiian Islands. One of the earliest of accessions to the Bishop Museum, this fishhook, made of 'a'ali'i root and carved bone, was once possessed by Ku'ulakai. He used it to capture a Moloka'i chief who had destroyed his precious fishpond. Other items on display will include pololu, or long war spears, one of which is twelve feet long and was once owned by Kamehameha. http://www.bishopmuseum.org/media/2003/pr03018.html

[i]On 2004-09-09 15:15, Tiki_Bong wrote:

I hate to burst your Tiki/Hawaiian love connection bubble, but 'tiki' does not exist in Hawaii; tiki is not a Hawaiian word as the Hawaiian alphabet has no 't'in it.

Let's not forget that "ti'i" is historically accurate for tiki in Tahiti/Marquesas, the origin of the ancient Hawaiians. http://www.thetahititraveler.com/general/artarch.asp

Also, the Bishop Museum now has adopted in wholeheartedly "tiki" by their Ku exhibition which incorporates modern relics such as tiki mugs.

(I don't know when they will update it to include the Book of Tiki).

BISHOP MUSEUM'S MOST RENOWNED IMAGE, KU, TAKES CENTER STAGE IN A NEW EXHIBIT, "E KU MAU MAU ~ KU EVERLASTING"

HONOLULU - After two years, Bishop Museum's most renowned image, Ku, will return, taking center stage in an exhibit which explores his many facets. One of only three known to exist in the world, this 6 - foot tall wooden image is believed to have come from Hale-O-Keawe in Kona. Taken to Boston, it was eventually returned to Hawai'i in 1895 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
"Most people just know him as the god of war," said project manager Noelle Kahanu, "but Ku is so much more complex. He is the god of fishing, who built the first fishpond in Hana. He is the god of husbandry and farming, represented by the 'o'o , the digging stick, which penetrates the earth and makes it fertile. He is the god of war and conflict, but also of resolution and healing."
The exhibit will feature rare collection items associated with Ku, such as the famed fishhook Manaiakalani, most often linked with Maui's efforts to raise the Hawaiian Islands. One of the earliest of accessions to the Bishop Museum, this fishhook, made of 'a'ali'i root and carved bone, was once possessed by Ku'ulakai. He used it to capture a Moloka'i chief who had destroyed his precious fishpond. Other items on display will include pololu, or long war spears, one of which is twelve feet long and was once owned by Kamehameha.

http://www.bishopmuseum.org/media/2003/pr03018.html

Post #114494 by christiki295 on Tue, Sep 14, 2004 8:52 PM