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Omniprescence:
Always present and everywhere
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Ancestors are venerated because
Influence the living
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Form of death _________
determines the type of ancestors Spirit.
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Chiefs are direct descendents from
Gods
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Melanesia: Shark
Transfiguration:
Souls of dead humans
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Melanesia: Sharks
Transformation:
Living humans transform into Sharks
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Melanesia: Shark
Exchange:
Possibility that men and sharks exchange souls.
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Melanesia: Sharks
Identity:
Shark injury/death brings same to caretaker.
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Melanesia: Shark
Significance:
Shark and man are one=helper.
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Polynesia: Shark
Significance:
Humans overcome malevolent gods
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Polynesia: Sharks
Ka'ahupahau
- Female shark, Born of humans turned into shark. Served as guardians.
- Sibling Kahi'uka.
- Lived Pu'uloa.
- Pele Family.
- Grey reef shark up to 8 ft
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Major male Akua
- God of Procreation
- Indigenous
- Body form of wai (freshwater)
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Kanaloa (Tongaloa)
- God of Ocean: Kai
- Indigenous
- Body form of Octopus
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Ku (Tu)
- God of Politics and War
- Foreign=Kahiki
- Human Sacrifice, 'aha ceremony
- For Ali'i Nui
- Feb-Oct
- Body form varied.
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Lono
- God of Peace and Husbandry
- Foreign=Kahiki
- Oct-Feb
- Body form of :wind, rain, clouds, and lightning.
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Po
- Female night
- Source of all akua
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Haumea
- Most sacred and supreme
- Goddess of Childbirth and warfare
- Ni'aupi'o with Kaanoloa
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Hina
- Means: Recline and Silver
- mother to Maui
- offspring: moloka'i and Kaho'olawe
- descendent of Po
- Body form of Moon
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'Aumakua
Guardian Ancestor Spirits
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'Aumakua kinolau
- Plant: Kalo
- Animal: Land=dog, pig, etc.
- Ocean=Turtle, shark, etc.
- Birds=pueo,'io,etc
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Currents: 2 Whorls
N and S Equatorial
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Significance of Currents:
- Brings plants and animals
- Facilitate or impede boat travel
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Winds
- Trade winds NE direction
- Monsoons
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Doldrums
- low winds
- high humidity
- cloudiness
- high year round temp
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Typhoons: Hurricanes
- Origins: West Pacific
- High Wind, torrential winds
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