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HE MELE NO KĀNE
(The Water of Kāne)
“He ui he ninau, e ui aku ana au iā `oe Aia i hea ka wai a Kāne?” (This question I ask to you. Where dwells the waters of Kāne?)
Designer Manaola presents the Kāne design in honor of the god of water. Kāne is revered as the male deity of procreation and manifests in many powerful earthly forms with many names – from the life giving fresh waters that flow from the uplands – Kāne i ka wai ola, to the radiant light of the sun – Kānehoalani, to the brilliant flash of lighting, and resounding rumble of thunder – Kānehekili. He is the guardian and father of the snow goddess, Poli`ahu, who embodies the most sacred waters of the majestic mountain peaks of Mauna a Wākea.
Kāne and Kanaloa (god of the ocean) are often mentioned in chant and stories as companions in the ceremonial revolution of water cycles joining at the confluence of elemental synergy. They work together to open and release punawai (springs of fresh water) throughout the islands of Hawai`i. Like the cleansing power of the ocean waters of Kanaloa, ka wai kapu a Kāne, the blessing waters of Kāne are also used in the ceremonial practice of pī kai (to purify a place or person with sea water or salted fresh water). The spiraling kāpala print channels the graceful and powerful movements of wai (water) in its many expressions of continuity and reflects these sacred relationships between the gods and goddesses. The geometric lines of each individual stamp are open on both ends representing the constant and eternal pulse of creation. The circular design embodies Kāne in both his liquid and solid water forms, honoring the spheres of life he exists in. Manaola expresses a deep reverence for the cleansing and healing powers of Kāne with this pattern.
“He waipuna, he wai e inu, he wai e mana, he wai e ola, E ola nō ea.” (Here is to the life giving waters that feed and sustain us.)
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