Post #255937 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Sep 21, 2006 6:52 AM

Great work! Now there is an easily readable resource for Tiki myth seekers, as far as Hawaii is concerned. And I like that you use the term Tiki, not the politically correct ki'i. It's what Polynesians use now all over the islands, be it Tahiti, Tonga or Hawaii, and that's what counts. Leave the differentiations of Ki'i, Ti'i, and so on to the linguists, it's the appellation TIKI that has mana.

And I never heard about this, this is the coolest:

Ancient Hawaiian lava sledding
Hawaiian lava sledding (Hawaiian: he‘e holua, "mountain surfing") is a traditional sport of Native Hawaiians. Similar to wave surfing, he‘e holua involves the use of a narrow 12 foot long, 6 inch wide wooden sled (papaholua) made from native wood like Kau‘ila or Ohia. The sled is used standing up, lying down, or kneeling, to ride down man-made courses of lava rock, often reaching speeds of 50 mph or greater. In the past, Hawaiian lava sledding was considered both a sport and a religious ritual for honoring the gods.