FEED YOUR AKUAMa kuu hana a ma kuu nohona, lilo au i kekahi manawa i uka loa, no laila a'u i loaa mai ai i na mea kupaianaha elieli a keu; eia kekahi: ua kau poo me he papale la i na mea ulu kakaikahi, a ua hui pu mai me kuu mau aumakua a me na akua ho'i, e kahua pu me a'u i ke kuahiwi.My work and life take me out into the middle of nowhere sometimes, so I get my share of awesome experiences, like wearing rare plants for hats, and running into my aumakua who camp out with me for a little while way up in the mountains.Ulu ka hana maa i a'u e hanai pono a hewa i na aumakua a me na akua, ke makau au. Ina kamaaina ole oe i keia, ma ka wa kahiko (a no kekahi mau kanaka he hana maa mau i keia mau la) o ka hana kupono no ke poo kane noho hale e hanai i ia mau aumakua a me akua.It has gotten me into the habit of keeping my aumakua and akua as well fed as I can. If you are unfamiliar, in Hawaii in ancient times (and for some people it is still true today), it was the duty of the head male of the household to keep the aumakua and akua fed.Ai hikiwale ole no na mea ai i hoomakaukau ai no ka ohana, a hookupu mua na'e no i na akua e 'ai, no laila ka hoolaa hoomanamana i na mea ai a me na mea inu (a o ka awa ka inu pookela) no ua akua nei. O ia i`o no: Ikaika kou mau akua, oi aku ko lakou kokua mai nou, a pono.All food prepared for the family was not eaten immediately, but offered for the akua to eat, and the food and drink ('awa was the favored liquid) dedicated to strengthen their mana. After all, when your akua are strong, they are in better position to help you when you need it.No laila, i ia mau la, ke noho 'ai au i ka 'aina a'u i makaukau ai, a i ole he aina makaukau 'ia na'u e na lima 'e a'e ma ka hale 'aina, luana iki au e kahea i ke kini akua e hele mai a e ai a hewa waha. Eia kuu mihi -- ina ma ka hale 'aina au, ina ha'i ia lakou: "Eia ka mea 'ai a 'oukou la, na mea a pau o ka hale!" Noonoo au, he mea iki no na kanaka o loko ke noho kaapuni i a'u, ina alu i ke aka o ko lakou mea 'ai a hanai pono i na akua o keia pae aina -- No makou no na'e... A ua ha'i 'ia no: ʻO ke aka kā ʻoukou, ē nā akua, ʻo ka ʻiʻo kā mākou.So now, whenever I eat, whether a meal prepared myself or one served to me at a restaurant, I take a moment to call the kini akua (the god-multitude) to come and have their fill. I confess -- I cheat when I'm in a restaurant, and tell them "Eia ka mea ai a oukou la, na mea a pau o ka hale! Here is the food for all of you, all the food of this house!" I figure the folks sitting around me won't mind if the spirit essence of their meal is helping feed the akua of these islands -- they're here for all of us, after all... And it is said: The essence is for you o gods, the substance is for us.E mahu'i mai kekahi, ina hana pela na mea Hawaii a pau, ku a hanai i ko kakou mau akua a pono, i keia me kela la, e like me ka wa kahiko? Hiki no ho'i ka hoopuka mai ana o na mea kamaha'o a kupaianaha hou.Can you imagine if every Hawaiian did this, started feeding their akua really well, every day, just like in pre-Western days? Guaranteed we'd start seeing some amazing things happen again.My favorite pule hanai akua is not hard to learn, no laila, ina makemake oe e aapo i kahi pule hanai akua, e leka mai i a'u. ;)me ke aloha,'Ohu
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