Kāne: Summer Learning w3

What are some of the kinolau of Kāne that we learned about earlier this week?

What is a Pōhaku o Kāne?

• a stone

• a rock

• a special place

• a standing stone where people would honor 'aumākua

Where is the water of Kāne?

Answer explanation

A question, a query, I am asking you: Where are the waters of Kāne?
    At the rising of the sun at Haʻehaʻe;
    There are the waters of Kāne.

    I am asking you: Where are the waters of Kāne?
    In the resting place of the sun,
    In the cloud bank over the ocean,
    Rising up above Nihoa,
    From the taproot of Lehua;
    There are the waters of Kāne.

    I am asking you: Where are the waters of Kāne?
    On the mountains,
    On the ridges,
    In the valleys,
    In the rivers;
    There are the waters of Kāne.

    I am asking you: Where are the waters of Kāne?
    In the seas, in the ocean,
    In showers from the ocean, in the rainbow,
    In the low–lying rainbow, in the red rainbow, in the floating clouds;
    There are the waters of Kāne.

    I am asking you: Where are the waters of Kāne?
    The waters of Kāne are above,
    In the dark clouds, in the black clouds,
    In the thick clouds, in the dark purple clouds of Kāne.
    There are the waters of Kāne.

    I am asking you: Where are the waters of Kāne?
    Down below, in the earth, are the rising waters,
    The water placed by Kāne and Kanaloa,
    Spring water, drinking water, water of divine powers, life-giving water.
    Let there be life!

Several times ʻAnakala Kyle refers to “ka wai a Kāne,” or “the wealth of man.” What kind of wealth is he referring to?

• money!!!

• power over others

• being important in yourself

• water and land, to feed and care for people

What are “the strong foods” that Anakala Kyle says?

Keola asks ʻAnakala Kyle his thoughts on what and who Kāne is. Now that you have learned about Kāne, what are YOUR thoughts on what and who Kāne is?

Draw a stream with fresh wai running through it!