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  Mamalahoe Kanawai
Ka Mamalahoe bid a fond Aloha to two of its finest on Feb 17th at the Waikiki Elks Club.
Tricia Groenheim, in her second year, was a great friend to all and will be on the move to follow her hubby on his new job assignment in Germany.
Ka Mamalahoe bids farewell to Val Chun (for now) as she departs for her new job in Japan.
mamalahoekanawai.com /workplay.htm   (1647 words)

  
  Kamehameha I Summary
He is also remembered for mamalahoe or the Law of the Splintered Paddle, used today throughout the world protecting the human rights of non-combatants in times of battle.
Kamehameha also instituted the Mamalahoe, or "law of the splintered paddle".
Its origins derived from before the unification of the Island of Hawaiʻi, in 1782, when Kamehameha, during a raid, caught his foot in a rock.
www.bookrags.com /Kamehameha_I   (2327 words)

  
 Mamalahoe Kanawai
A few years later after successfully bringing all of Hawai'i under his control and while visiting Hilo, some of the very same fishermen from the village of Papa'i, that had unknowingly attacked Kamehameha were brought before him to be punished.
Scott and Russ had their reservations about the name, for this name was spiritually powerful amongst Hawaiians and carried with it a great responsibility for all associated with it to live up to.
Today, Ka Mamalahoe has grown into a thriving club of more than one hundred members with programs for everyone from children to senior adults and people from all walks of life.
mamalahoe.com /history.htm   (863 words)

  
 Mamalahoe Kanawai
Ka Mamalahoe is a small club, yet it retains the the proud teachings and principles of Hawaiian Culture.
Above all, this site is a tribute to the people who have organized Ka Mamalahoe and continue to live and teach the Hawaiian culture to kamaaina (locals) and malihini (newcomers) alike.
Their methods and perspective remain firm in a changing world that often promotes a win at all cost philosophy.
www.mamalahoe.com   (0 words)

  
 Mamalahoe
Mamalahoe is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
Mamalahoe: Encyclopedia II - Kamehameha I - Unification of the island of Hawaii
Although there is some debate as to the precise year of his birth, Hawaiian legends claimed that a great king would one day unite the islands, and that the sign of his birth would be a comet.
www.experiencefestival.com /mamalahoe   (710 words)

  
 Law Enforcement in Pre-Contact-Hawaii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
So ferocious was their attack that one of the paddles splintered when Kamehameha was struck on the head.
After coming to power he recalled the incident and commemorated it in one of his best known edicts, Mamalahoe Kanawai which meant Law of the Splintered Paddle.
This law was designed to protect the innocent and helpless from wanton attacks such as the one he had been subjected to.
www.honolulupd.org /museum/history1.htm   (566 words)

  
  It's about friends, finishing - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Ka Mamalahoe coach Scott Thompson says, "Our focus is a little different from those elite clubs." About 70 crews will enter Sunday's race.
Ka Mamalahoe will be one of around 70 all-female crews expected to participate in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai.
Ka Mamalahoe is a small club based at Ke'ehi Lagoon.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Sep/22/sp/FP509220343.html   (880 words)

  
 starbulletin.com | Sports | /2006/05/27/
Youngsters who used to walk down to the canal for afternoon practice have no means of transportation to get to their relocated clubs.
Ka Mamalahoe was one of the clubs already using Ke'ehi Lagoon, which had its own problems with tiny stinging jellyfish that canceled regattas last year.
When other clubs made the move to the lagoon two months ago, Ka Mamalahoe not only shared the space but also loaned its canoes.
www.starbulletin.com /2006/05/27/sports/story03.html   (915 words)

  
 A KING’S STATUE MULTIPLIES
Most recently, a fourth Kamehameha I statue, which has a few odd quirks in its own history, was erected at Wailoa State Park in June 1997.
The Mamalahoe chapter of the Kamehameha Alumni Association in Hilo had learned years earlier that Princeville Corporation had an impressive statue in storage on Kaua‘i since 1963 that had never been displayed.
It seems the corporation had planned to erect the statue, sculpted by R. Sandrin at the Fracaro Foundry in Vicenza, Italy, at the entry to the resort where all the streets are named after ali‘i, Hawaiian royalty.
www.coffeetimes.com /king.htm   (1230 words)

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