3. `ŌLELO NO`EAU
• E uku `ia ke kanaka ki`i lā`au, he luhi
kona i ka hele `ana
The man who goes to fetch medicinal herbs is
to be paid – the trip he makes is labor
4. `UMEKE & IPU
• Used `umeke
(calabashes)
and ipu
(gourds) to hold
and to mix the
liquid
ingredients for
their medicines
5. `APU
• `Apu (coconut
shells) were cut
and polished to be
used for smaller
vessels and for
dippers
6. PŌHAKU KU`I LĀ `AU
• Pōhaku ku`i lā`au
(stone pounders)
were used to crush
leaves, seeds and
minerals
7. ADZES & KNIVES
• Adzes and knives of
stone or shell were
needed in gathering the
bark from trees and
shrubs and for cutting it
into sections of the Ko`i: Adze
proper size
8. LĀ `AU LOMI
• For the patient who
must massage his
own back and neck
muscles, a lā`au lomi
(curved stick) was
devised
9. If you have any
questions, please
ask them on the
Discussion Board.
Mahalo!
Editor's Notes
Lā`au – tree, plant; medicine Lapa`au – to treat with medicine, heal, cure
Kahuna are spiritual leaders of guidance who maintain the spiritual connections between the kanaka maoli and the akua Educated and trained professionals or kahuna to head almost every endeavor Wisdom of sacred healing, education, and skills have been handed down generation after generation Diagnosis and treatment were guided by the gods. The kahuna lapa`au would call upon numerous deities for their assistance Kahuna la`au lapa`au – specialists trained in specific areas of healing. Treated people’s illnesses and used plants for medicine. He would select and train young haumāna, gather and process herbs for medicine and prescribes medicine to his patients Kahuna lā`au lapa`au examined the patient and either diagnosed him/her or sent the person to a specialist who could diagnose the illness. Internal ailments were treated by the administration of herb mixtures
The person sent by the kahuna to gather herbs for a patient’s medicine was alwayspaid by the patient’s family. If they failed to pay, and the gatherer grumbled, the medicine would do no good. A person who was paid couldn’t grumble without hurting himself.
The knife for a simple surgery was the split bamboo
