What is Akua?

The loose translation of “aloha ke akua” in Hawaiian means “breath of life” and “the love of God.” My introduction to this phrase was because a Facebook friend posted a 10-minute-long video set to a song of the same name, after seeing the band “Nahko and Medicine for the People” in concert.

How do you say God bless in Hawaiian?

pōmaikaʻi / pō. mai. kaʻi / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng , Pōmaikaʻi au, blessed am I. He pōmaikaʻi ʻia mai ke Akua (Kel. 38), a blessing from God.

What kuleana means?

responsibility
The word itself means “responsibility,” but in a deeper sense that covers a reciprocal relationship between the person who is responsible and the thing that they are responsible for.

Who were the 4 major Hawaiian Akua?

The old priests were inclined to include in their prayers for rain and for fertility the names of the four major deities, Kāne, Kanaloa, Kū and Lono, whose roles, while on the whole distinct, overlapped in many areas of ritualistic and mythological conceptions.

What is a Makaainana?

makaʻāinana / maka. ʻāi. nana / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng , n., Commoner, populace, people in general; citizen, subject. Literally, people that attend the land.