Puana Ka ‘Ike lecture explores Hawaiian naming practices

Earl Kawa‘a will explore the importance of names from the Hawaiian perspective in an upcoming Puana Ka ‘Ike lecture in Kona and an Eia Hawai‘i presentation in Hilo. Kawa‘a’s free presentation, “Hawaiian Naming Practices” will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Campus Center Room 301, and from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, October 21, in the ballroom at the Keauhou Beach Resort in Kona.

Kawa‘a will discuss spiritually motivated names such as inoa Po, names that mark events and incidents; names of winds and rains; names of tools, plants, fishes, and more. Kawa‘a’s presentation will combine mo‘olelo (storytelling) and kūkahekahe (conversational) formats, coupled with true and enlightening mo‘olelo for the soul.

For more information on Kawa‘a’s presentations, contact Joy Cunefare at (808) 534-8528 or e-mail info@kohalacenter.org. For lecture schedules and webcasts of previous lectures, visit http://kohalacenter.org/puanakaike/about.html and www.keauhouresort.com/learn-puanakaike.html.

The Puana Ka ‘Ike and Eia Hawai‘i lecture series are presented in partnership with Keauhou-Kahalu‘u Education Group of Kamehameha Schools, The Kohala Center, the Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, and Keauhou Beach Resort.