This document discusses Hawaiian legends and kinolau, which are the many forms taken by supernatural beings. It provides several examples of the kinolau, or physical manifestations, of Kamapua'a, the Hawaiian pig demigod. These include plants like candlenut, ʻuhaloa weed, olomea shrub, hala palm, and ʻamaʻu ferns, as well as the triggerfish, all of which are forms that Kamapua'a could take on earth.

1. NĀ MO`OLELO O PUNA
Puna Legends
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2. PĀPA`I

3. KE KĀNĀWAI MĀMALAHOE
E nā kānaka O my people,
E mālama `oukou i ke akua Honor thy god;
E mālama ho`i i ke kanaka Respect alike (the rights of )
nui a me ke kanaka iki men great and humble
E hele ka `elemakule, ka See to it that our aged, our
luahine, a me ke kama a women, and our children
moe i ke ala Lie down to sleep by the
`A`ohe mea nāna e roadside
ho`opilikia Without fear of harm
Hewa nō, make! Disobey, and die

4. KAHAWALI

5. PELE & KAMAPUA`A

6. KINOLAU
• According to the Hawaiian Dictionary, kinolau are
“many forms taken by a supernatural body, as Pele,
who could at will become a flame of fire, a young
girl, or an old hag”
• It is believed that when the gods tangibly manifested
themselves on earth, they took forms of kinolau, or
numerous bodies.
• Such manifestations include human, fish, and plant
forms, as well as inanimate objects and
phenomenon such as lightning, hailstones or
rainbows.
• In these visibly earthly manifestations, the gods
became a part of day to day life for the Hawaiian

7. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Kukui
– Candlenut tree
– The nuts are eaten
by the pig
– It is said that the
leaves suggest the
outline of the snout
and ears of a pig

8. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• ʻUhaloa
– A small weed with
ovate leaves and
small, clustered
yellow flowers.
– Leaves and inner
bark of root are
very bitter and are
used for tea or
chewed to relieve
sore throat.
– One of the plant
forms of the pig
demi-god

9. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Olomea
– A native shrub or
small tree with ovate,
red-veined leaves,
and many tiny
greenish flowers and
red fruits
– The wood is hard and
formerly was used
with soft hau wood to
produce fire by
rubbing.
– It is one of the plant
forms of Kamapuaʻa

10. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Hala
– The pandanus,
native from southern
Asia east to
Hawaiʻi, growing at
low altitudes, both
cultivated and wild.
– Many uses: leaves
(lauhala) for mats,
basket, hats, etc.;
fruit for lei, brushes;
male flowers to
scent kapa.

11. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• ʻAmaʻumaʻu
– Young amaʻu ferns; many
ʻamaʻu ferns
– ʻAmaʻu is a type of fern
with fronds that are
narrower, smaller, and less
divided than those of the
hāpuʻu.
– ʻAmaʻu ferns are eaten by
the pig
– One of the forms that

12. KINOLAU OF KAMAPUA`A
• Humuhumunukunukuapua`a
– Lit. humuhumu with the snout of a fish
– Trigger fish