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The Artworks of Kanoa Aikala-Nelson

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - Ho-o Mana ManaHo'o Mana ManaKanoa Aikala-Nelson

Ho'o=to cause, an action. Mana= life force, mental, emotional power, mind power, power of character, holding a presence of action.

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - Maui fishing up Hawai-iMaui fishing up Hawai'iKanoa Aikala-Nelson

Maui was known for many magical feats, yet one of his greatest was fishing up Hawai'i. On day Maui went fishing with his brothers, with him he took a magical fish hook from his grandmother called Manai a Kalani or needle to sew the heavens and earth. He threw his hook in and caught what he thought t...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - Kamehameha lifting the Naha StoneKamehameha lifting the Naha StoneKanoa Aikala-Nelson

A prophesy circulated Hawai'i that who ever lifted the Naha stone would unite the Island chain and end the waring between different Island Kings and Cheifs. As a Teen age Boy it was said Pai 'Ea lifted this stone after three days of prayer and meditation. Later on he became known as Kamehameha the G...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - Ho UluHo UluKanoa Aikala-Nelson

Ho Ulu=speaks of growth to the community the land and the spirit of both in harmony.The Ho Ulu print shows a Ulu tree (breadfruit) in the center of a family preparing food as a team. There are people of each generation working as one solid unit, not only for survival but also to share in the many jo...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - Naupaka and Kau-iNaupaka and Kau'iKanoa Aikala-Nelson

This picture is based on a tradition Hawaiian legend about the Naupaka plant which forms half flowers. One type of Naupaka grows by the ocean shore. The other type grows in the mountains. To sum it up, the ocean variety represents the male half or Kau'i. The mountain variety represents the femal...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - KAHUNAKAHUNAKanoa Aikala-Nelson

Kahu =Keeper of the , Kalai =wood carving tradition. I am trained in traditional wood carving and have been designated a Kahu Kalai for my commuity. The image shows the relationship between the carver center and all the other art forms it interacts with. The wa'a sail, the kupua bird man, the hook o...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - The Birth of a KingThe Birth of a KingKanoa Aikala-Nelson

The image shows the Birth of Kamehameha the great being born as Koko iki or halley's comet flies over head to indicate the uniter of the kingdom has been born. Kamehameha suffered the seperation from his mother as the King of his reigon sent out assasins to kill all first born males, the king hoping...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - He-e Nalu / night surfingHe'e Nalu / night surfingKanoa Aikala-Nelson

Night surfing at Waikiki, it is in honor of Hawaii's beach boy culture. From my Dad to his dad to the many generations of beach boys in Waikiki since the arrival of Hawaiian people. To Duke Kahanamoku who took our surfing tradition around the world. Some of my favorite times was night surfing at Wai...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - KUMU HULAKUMU HULAKanoa Aikala-Nelson

Jon Kaimikaua was my Kumu Hula, he taught alot of people about traditional life styles in pre western contact Moloka'i. His emphasis was knowledge through dreams, signs in nature and the gut level intelligence. This picture is to honor him and his Halau for keeping the art form of true hula alive. K...

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Kanoa Aikala-Nelson - KALAI KI-IKALAI KI'IKanoa Aikala-Nelson

Kalai Ki'i= is the art of wood carving, in this art form the carver must know chants and theories of grounding an ancestral spirit into an image. The source is only one but Hawaiians believe their connection to that source comes through the lineage passed on by direct transmition of aquired Mana. Ev...

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