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Nānā Uli Hawaiian Meteorology & Climatology. Kamehameha Pai‘ea. Pai'ea Thunder and lightning, The cry of a babe Cold wind and rain; Born on this night, A comet shines above A royal son, called Kohala! Pai'ea! Kohala! Pai'ea!.
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Kamehameha Pai‘ea • Pai'ea • Thunder and lightning, The cry of a babe • Cold wind and rain; Born on this night, • A comet shines above A royal son, called • Kohala! Pai'ea! • Kohala! Pai'ea!
Kamehameha was born on a stormy night at Kokoiki in Kohala, on the island of Hawai'i. Exactly when he was born is not known. It may have been in November, for November is the month of rain, thunder and lightning. A bright star with a long tail appeared during Kamehameha’s birth. That kind of star is a comet. Astronomers know that Halley’s comet was seen in 1758. It is probable that Kamehameha was born in November 1758. Kamehameha Pai‘ea
Nānā Uli • Halekamahina – hill in Kapoho (Puna, Island of Hawai‘I) • Nānā Uli • Kilo makani • Nānā ao Signs appear to everyone, but only wise people notice them
SPACE - LEWA The highest stratum of space, lewa, is thelewalani;the place below the lewalani — equidistant from the sky downward and the earth upward — was calledka ho‘oku‘i, the juncture, or ka ho‘ohalawai, the meeting; this was namedKamaku‘ialewa(The joining place of space). Below Kamaku‘ialewa, and close to the circle of air that surrounds the earth [the atmosphere] isKeapoalewa(The ring of space).Below (malalo o) Keapoalewa, in (maloko o) the atmosphere where birds fly, is thelewanu‘u.The space in which a man's legs dangle as he holds onto a branch of a tree is called thehaka-a-lewa(ladder to space).If a man stands on the ground and lifts up one foot, leaving the other on the ground, this is calledlewaho‘omakua(a space established), because of the one foot remaining on the ground. The Works of the People of OldSamuel ManaiakalaniKamakau http://www.mauna-a-wakea.info/maunakea/J1_terms.html
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