Hawaiian (Anonymous)
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Hawaiian chant can be compared to Hindu Sanskrit mantra in that to truly say it properly can take a great deal of training. The inflections are important. The breath is important. Most of all, the sense of personal presence is important.

Hawaiian chant must be said with force and with heart. It is a prayer, but it is not passive. It is a calling forth, a reaching out and a drawing in -- of wisdom, of knowledge, of truth. It evokes in us pono, rightness.

Try sounding out the Hawaiian. Slowly at first, until the sounds become familiar. Then louder, with confidence. Say it over and over again. Imagine repeating this chant in a group. Let it ring through your body and your day!

Poems by Hawaiian (Anonymous)


Recommended Books: Hawaiian (Anonymous)

The Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula



Related Links

Hawaiian Chants Bibliography
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~speccoll/chants/chantbksbib.htm


The Kumulipo / A Hawaiian Creation Chant
https://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/ku/index.htm


Words of Power
http://www.coffeetimes.com/words.htm
An interesting article on Hawaiian chant tradition.

Hawaiian Hula Archives
http://www.huapala.org/
A very good online archive of Hawaiian chants.
Hawaiian (Anonymous)