Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 4, 1 April 2016 — New book compiles Hawaiian rain names [ARTICLE]

New book compiles Hawaiian rain names

"Hānau ka Ua," a new book featuring rain names from more than 400 19th and 20th century sources, is now available from Kamehameha Publishing. Written by Collette Leimonū Akana and Kiele Gonzalez and illustrated by Sig Zane, the volume is the fullest record of Hawaiian rain names and their lore to date and includes some of the stories, songs and proverbs that the names appear in. Some of these will be included in a puhlie presentation by the authors in OHA's boardroom on May 7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. "The wisdom of our kūpuna eontinues to inform and inspire us on muhiple levels — physiologically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually," said Akana in a release. "It is their 'ike and aloha 'āina that fill the pages of this book, and it is on their firm foundation that we begin to solve the great problems of our time. Our kūpuna thrived and, with the 'āina, were able to create abundance. As their descendants, we must be able to do the same." Gonzalez added, "'Hānau ka Ua' contains story after story, song after song about the land. These stories and our relationship with the 'āina are part of what makes Hawai'i unlike any other plaee in the world. And if we don't perpetuate these traditions, then we stand to lose a great deal of what makes Hawai'i unique. If you live in Hawai'i, you have a rain name and a wind name, probably several, in fact, for your 'āina. You ean be a part of that tradition by keeping the stories and the names alive in the only plaee that they exist, Hawai'i nei." To attend the May 7 event, please RSVP with Kaimo Mulhstein at kaimom@oha.org. A linūted number of books will be given away at the event.