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i keep telling everyone the whole long hai9r hula thing not so in in the pre pocontact era, it was smore short hair with lime action going on but no one ever listens to me so i give up haha but heres the evidence i am soooooo pololei oh well hahaentittloed wpomen at the sacred falls. well lets see now, pau skirts hawaiian alii faces, and retainers, hmmm. pilgrimage to a sacred wahine site associated with water anyone n o no? well i ma pololei ya know. take archeology up a notch what how DARE!!!  proves all what i always say but no one ever listens so i give up but heres some good evidence tho. hey check out the pau dresses, rode over horses. da mothah hubbards are to die for peeps lol.so much guys make so much money of this pic in the tourism trade. true story of braddah uncle tutu man check out his stance, and his look. loyal royal retainer, royal fisdherman. ie he work for Da MAN the canoe is made of hardwoo9d and has an alii design to it. betcha couldnt figgah that out in archeology 101 huh? hah u know i pololei lol

The tropic bird that soars to the cliff of LīloaSaid of a chief of high rank*Hawaiian society under the ‘Aikapu system was stratified according to rank. An individual’s rank was not determined by wealth or gender, but by genealogy. Those of the highest rank could trace their genealogy all the way back to the beginning of time, to the very first organism to inhabit the earth, even to the primordial darkness preceding all life. These genealogies were recorded in chants called ko‘ihonua that glorified Ali‘i bloodlines, ancestors, and their decedents.
Ali‘i, like other strata of Hawaiian society, were not all of similar rank. The highest Ali‘i were the Mō‘ī, or supreme rulers. They were often nī‘aupi‘o chiefs, having being conceived through the union of high ranking siblings. These nī‘aupi‘o chiefs were considered to be Akua (Gods) on earth, and as such, they had to keep strict kapu, or taboos, least the welfare of their people and lands be compromised. Also, because ruling was a kuleana (responsibility, right), many chiefs would go to great lengths to ensure their kapu were kept. For example, for those whose kapu forbade their shadow falling on another human, they would often leave their kauhale (housing complex) only after the sun had gone down so that their shadow could not be cast. Ruling in Hawai‘i was not just about luxury, as the Mō‘ī had an inter-dependent relationship with the maka‘āinana. The commoners provided the resources that the Mō‘ī would use to mālama their people and the Gods.
There might be one Ali‘i Nui ruling over an entire island, or several each with their own moku (large land division within an island). Lesser Ali‘i, known as kaukau ali‘i might rule over an ahupua‘a, smaller land division, or an ‘ili, an even smaller land division within an ahupua‘a. Unlike the Ali‘i Nui, the Kaukau Ali‘i often did not have strict kapu. In fact, many Kaukau Ali‘i were not of much higher rank than the konohiki, or resource managers, who dealt directly with the maka‘āinana (common people).
One important symbol of rank for the highest Ali‘i was the lei niho palaoa, a whale tooth pendant. The carved hook pendant is strung on thousands of finely braided strands of human hair. These significant lei were worn by Ali‘i of both genders. These whale teeth were collected from carcass that would wash ashore at specific places in the islands. Theses wahi pana (sacred places) were considered important areas to control in order to have access to the mana that these items brought. Control over these spots, like Kualoa this dress liliu wore to kalakauas coronation. the next pic is  a mother hubbard made of tapa11111...pretty amazing and shows the amazing adaptable skills of the poepleie kuku

Col. Curtis P. Iaukea's Uniform

Image from Bishop Museum Archives, Honolulu, Hawaii. Images are not to be re-used without permission.

Court Uniform of Col. Curtis P. Iaukea, made for Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1887.

Wool, cotton, silk, silver braid, brass.

Photographer: Seth Joel

From: Rose, Roger. "Hawai‘i: The Royal Isles." Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1980, page 48, no. 273.
Artifact Number: B. 1818
Accession Number: 1919 (B.1818)
Location: Bishop Museum

At the New Theater Royal

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Drawing by J.W. Grear of Kamehameha II, Queen Kamāmalu, and party at the New Theater Royal, London, England. June 4, 1824
Collection: Art Collection
Call Number: Art. People. Kamehameha II.
Location: Bishop Museum Archives

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