Hilo, Hawai`i
click logo for homepage
Mo`olelo o na Lei
( Stories of the
Lei )
Lei Festival Calendar * Workshops * Lei Day Pageant * Lei Competition * Lei Links * Lei Gifts
Workshops on Hawaiian
Lei
Na Pule - The Prayers
Please check back as more educational materials will be uploaded
Dawn
Prayer for the workshop will be held at 6 am on Saturday and
Sunday.
Protocol is that we arise and `au`au (bathe). During the bathing, we focus on washing away all negative thoughts and prepare to receive the knowledge the new day will bring.
We maintain silence as we gather at the designated spot to great the sun and celebrate the return of light, gathering in a semi-circle facing east.
The first pule (prayer) we will use is a hula chant which celebrates the coming of dawn. The second asks for knowledge, wisdom, and love to do our handwork. The third pule clears the path before us as we walk toward greater knowledge and wisdom.
Ho'opuka e ka lā ma ka hikina
Me ka huaka'i hele no Kumukahi
Ha'a mai nā 'iwa me Hi'iaka
Me Kapo-Laka i ka uluwehiwehi
Ne'e mai nā 'iwa ma ku'u alo
Me ke alo kapu o ke āiwaiwa
Ho'i nō e ke kapu me nā
ali'i
E ola mākou a pau
loa lā
He inoa no Hi'iakaikapoliopele
Bursting forth is the Sun in the East
With a procession going to Kumukahi
Dancing are the `iwa birds with Hi`iaka
And Kapo-Laka in the verdant groves
Swaying along, the dancers move toward me
And into the presence of the most sacred
Let the sacred ways return to the chiefs
Life unending for us all
In the name of Hi`iaka-in-the-bosom-of-Pele
E Ho Mai
E hō mai ka `ike mai luna
mai e
I na mea no`eau o na ulu e
E hō mai, e hō mai, hō mai ē
E hō mai ka `ike mai luna
mai e
I na mea na`auao o na kupukupu e
E hō mai, e hō mai, hō mai ē
E hō mai ka `ike mai luna
mai e
I na mea aloha mai na lima e
E hō mai, e hō mai, hō mai ē
Bring
unto me
The things of knowledge of the forest
Unto me, unto me, unto me
Bring unto me
The things of wisdom of the young growth
Unto me, unto me, unto me
Bring unto me
The things of love to my hands
Unto me, unto me, unto me
Noho ana ke akua i ka nāhelehele
I ālai `ia e ke kī`ohu`ohu
E ka ua koko
E nā kino malu i ka lani
Malu e hoe
E ho`oulu mai ana `o Laka i kona kahu
`O au, `o au nō ā
The god
dwells in the forest
Hidden away by the mists
And the low-lying blood-red rainbows
O you spirits peaceful in the heavens
Shelter us as we walk
Laka inspires her devotee
Me, me indeed
Ka`ahele Hawai`i is an electronic magazine of Hawai`i Island. We hope to provide material of interest and usefulness to readers both on and off Ka Moku Hawai`i. It is currently under development as the first website designed and managed by Yuen Media Services. We would like to invite YOU, the reader, to participate in the development of this site. Please let us know of any suggestions you may have to make this site more useful and enjoyable. Mahalo, Leilehua Yuen.