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ʻO kēia ka lā hānau o Mary Kawena Pukui!
Today is the birthday of Mary Kawena Pukui, b. April 20, 1895 #olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #OleloHawaii
Excerpt From
‘Ōlelo No‘eau
Mary Kawena Pukui & Dietrich Varez
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![“674 He kapu na pōhaku hānau ali‘i. A [sign of] kapu are the stones at the birth of a chief. The peal of thunder heralds the birth of a high chief. Thunder (pōhaku) was likened to the sound of stones rolling.” Excerpt From ‘Ōlelo No‘eau Mary Kawena Pukui & Dietrich Varez](https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/371/033/305/426/479/original/93a8579b049dbac7.png "“674 He kapu na pōhaku hānau ali‘i. A [sign of] kapu are the stones at the birth of a chief. The peal of thunder heralds the birth of a high chief. Thunder (pōhaku) was likened to the sound of stones rolling.” Excerpt From ‘Ōlelo No‘eau Mary Kawena Pukui & Dietrich Varez")
We all learn the word “kahakō” meaning “macron,” the bar over the long vowel (as in its own final letter). But it also means “steep, sheer” as in this ʻŌlelo Nōʻeau:
“1527 Ka pali kahakō lele a koa‘e.
Sheer cliff reached only by the tropic bird.
A tall, inaccessible cliff.”
