The Kumulipo
The Kumulipo

Author: Martha Warren Beckwith

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2000-07-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780824807719

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The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.

My Journey Back to Oneness
My Journey Back to Oneness

Author: Mark Allen Perkins

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2004-09-28

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1412215277

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We spend a great deal of our lives, both awake and asleep, wondering about the great mysteries of our lives. Why am I here? What is the meaning of life? Why me? Is there a God? Many of these questions are unanswerable at this point in our path of enlightenment as humans. Many can be answered, if we allow ourselves to learn our lessons and Reconnect with the Divine Source! Through My Journey Back to Oneness, we will go on a journey of rediscovery. This journey offers you the probability of experiencing healing on physical, mental and spiritual levels. A journey back to the place where we all started...a place of Oneness with the Divine Source. Our journey will begin with a refocusing of our perceptions of good and bad; us and them; and the other representation of duality that influences how we experience the world around us. We will then get a glimpse of the concepts behind Hawaiian mysticism and Shamanism - and establish the basic understanding of energy and reality as defined in these concepts. A brief comparison of religious beliefs follows along with an exploration of a very powerful healing tool - prayer. This is followed by an exploration of the applications of these concepts. Next, we will investigate the ancient qualities and bacic nature of the concepts discussed. Futher, we will attempt to make ties between these concepts and the origins of human beings. Finally, there are several appendices outlining recommended readings and training that can enhance your personal journey back to oneness.

Kumulipo, the Hawaiian Hymn of Creation
Kumulipo, the Hawaiian Hymn of Creation

Author: Rubellite Kawena Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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This is a reinterpretation of the Kaumlipo by the author. The Kumulipo was transmitted from an oral tradition, put into Hawaiian written form by 1889, translated into English in 1897, and into German by 1881. The major commentaries have been by David Malo in 1830 and Martha Warren Beckwith in 1951.

Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs
Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs

Author: Nemer Narchi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-24

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 3319237632

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This book explores the ethnobiology of corals by examining the various ways in which humans, past and present, have exploited and taken care of coral and coralline habitats. This book will bring the educated general audience closer to corals by exploring the various circumstances of human-coral coexistence by providing scientifically sound and jargon-free perspectives and experiences from across the globe. Corals are a vital part of the marine environment since they promote and sustain marine and global biodiversity while providing numerous other environmental and cultural services. Countless valuable coral conservation efforts are published in academic and general audience venues on a daily basis. However relevant, few of these reports show a direct, deeper understanding of the intimate relationship between people and corals throughout the world’s societies. Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs establishes an intimate bond between the audience and the wonder of corals and their importance to humankind.

Seed to Sea
Seed to Sea

Author: Paul Clark

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-11-11

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781502905819

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In the Hawaiian Kumulipo, a cosmogonic and genealogical chant, some plants and animals of the land (mauka) have partner species in the sea (makai) or streams (wai). These partner species were chosen by the ancients because of the similarity of their names, how they looked like each other & their uses together medicinally and culturally (some partners are not entirely clear).