54- HKT on the concept of Mana

Shared on Facebook: August 24, 2017.
"Learning Hawaiian history is a form of resistance."
Throwback Thursday: In 1986 Haunani Kay-Trask sat down to share her thoughts concerning history from a Hawaiian perspective and it's importance specifically to Kānaka Maoli. In plight of recent events over on the American continent, Trask also shares how our kūpuna understood the concept of leadership. Our leaders, or our aliʻi, were believed to have mana that came from both the gods and from the people of whom they represented. If these leaders in anyway, shape or form began to misuse their mana, it would and could be taken away. Be this as it may, it will be interesting to see if this invaluable concept from our kūpuna, still holds true today.
#ʻIkeKūpuna #ʻIkeHawaiʻi #HaunaniKayTrask #Kūʻē #Resistance #LearnYourRoots #DecolonizeYourMind #NānāIKeKumu #ʻIkeMatters #KeepTheConversationGoing
Source Material:
1. Hawaiian History: A Hawaiian Perspective. Juniroa Productions, VHS; 1986.

[@desmondnaraindoulatram7267]

Wow, finally, an islander that gets what MANA which means AAO in the Marshall Islands. Chiefs were a medium to the spiritual world!

[@nowhereman6019]

It's amazing how universally used the concept of Mana is in popular culture today.

[@NadaytiaYhap-mt2oj]

Right? I love how not only the concept the the actual word "mana" itself is used by so many cultures. Granted it varies slightly in length but those 4 letters and it's pronunciation are part of way more peoples than I ever would have thought. Tells me that maybe there's something TRUTHFULand REAL about mana.....

[@uts4448]

In Chuukese, we say _manaman_ . Manaman is like supernatural power.

[@lukerokovada6194]

The "Mana" is also a Fijian Concept.

[@funkymunky1275]

Good. Mahalo ke akua

[@africandefender5174]

🌍🌅🌊🌴RIP🌅💐 I remember when I was a child how my mind was( pristine) and Free when we saw European men when papa was working we would hide behind mama,even then we (knew) with out knowing,keep the children's minds free and pristine.

[@Viv8ldi]

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[@Maipoina1893]

Where can I access this whole interview?

[@Branzo29]

Aloha Oe ✊

[@kunuiakea7047]

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[@TonyMyerson]

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[@TonyMyerson]

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[@TheOnlyHandsomeJack]

I support Hawaiian independence but this lady is crazy trying to justify a caste system......

[@ryanletemi]

and yet the order and balance of this “caste” system maintained an ecological balance that sustained generations after generations… contrast that to the way we live now and the world we are leaving to future generations… what is “better”? who are we (you) to judge?

[@TheOnlyHandsomeJack]

@@ryanletemi someone's who's anticolonial enough to say y'all should have the independence to do whatever the fuck y'all want but the heart to be against a hereditary unchanging power structure? Y'all are a great culture with enough brilliant mind to be able to figure out how to maintain ecological balance without condemning others to a life of servitude because of the conditions of their birth. Might as well just stick with capitalism if you want a shitty exploitative system.

[@desmondnaraindoulatram7267]

It's an estate system in my humble opinion and I don't think it's an unchanging hereditary power structure because if the Alii (Chief's ) don't fulfill their obligations, they lose their Mana. Hence, it can change!

[@johnnyalvarez7672]

...Jehovah is the one and only God, tha godZ she on iZ miZleading...3 much mad...👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@ks9678]

Jehovah is the one and only god in YOUR religion. No longer will Natives be forced to live under foreign religions.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

@johnnyalvarez7672 We had gods LONG before Jehovah. Shove your Jehosephat up your 🍑

[@keonikaauwauole4499]

Shuddup stupid..Don't ever judges us again..We have our beliefs u have urs..Urs is kinda funny..Only 100,000 is excepted in heaven in ur beliefs but yet u go door to door begging people to join ur religion only to lesson ur chances to get into heaven the more u recrew..Hhmmm funny that kine religion ur religion 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽 and to you🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾

[@keonikaauwauole4499]

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[@nowhereman6019]

​@@ks9678preach!