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Uhau Humu Pōhaku
​Hawaiian dry stack masonry
The Hawaiian tradition of designing and building stone structures without the use of mortar. The practice was used for homes, agriculture, aquaculture, spiritual practices, marking sacred areas, & tracking time. It also provides a direct connection to ancient Hawaiian culture.

 

• Kilo = Act of study

• Pōhaku = Stone or rock

• Pōhaku Niho = The largest stone or base foundation stone

• Pōhaku Alo = The next levels that sit on the niho; Their faces protect the wall

• Pōhaku Unu = The front facing wedge stone

• Pōhaku Haka Haka = The rear wedge stone and fillers

• Pōhaku Pāpale = The flat cap stone that sits at the top

• Pōhaku Kihi = Cornerstones

• Pōhaku ʻiliʻili = The stone pebbles used to level the pāpale line

 
 
 
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E HŌ MAI
 
E hō mai ka ʻike mai luna mai ē
O nā mea huna noʻeau o nā mele ē
E hō mai, e hō mai, e hō mai ē (x3)
 
 
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NĀ ʻAUMĀKUA
 
Nā ʻaumākua mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau
Mai ka hoʻokuʻi a ka hālāwai
Nā ʻaumākua iā ka hina a kua, Iā ka hina alo
Iā kaʻaʻakau i ka lani
ʻO kīhā i ka lani
ʻOē i ka lani
Nūnulu i ka lani
Kāholo i ka lani
Eia nā pulapula a ʻoukou ʻo Pia
E mālama ʻoukou iā mākou
E ulu i ka lani
E ulu i ka honua
E ulu i ka pae ʻāina o Hawaiʻi
E hō mai ka ʻike
E hō mai ka ikaika
E hō mai ke akamai
E hō mai ka maopopo pono
E hō mai ka ʻike pāpālua
E hō mai ka mana
ʻĀmama ua noa
 
 
 
Oli Mahalo
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ʻUhola ʻia ka makaloa lā
Pūʻai i ke aloha lā
Kūkaʻi ʻia ka hā loa lā
Pāwehi mai nā lehua
Mai ka hoʻokuʻi a ka hālāwai lā
Mahalo e nā Akua
Mahalo e nā kupuna lā ʻeā
Mahalo me ke aloha lā
Mahalo me ke aloha lā...Mahalo
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Oli Hana Pōhaku
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Paʻa hoʻi paepae
Pae pōhaku paʻa
Maiau kū ono
Kū paʻa kihikihi hā
Paʻa hoʻi paepae
Pae pōhaku paʻa
Maiau kū ono
Kū paʻa kihi kihi hū (x4)