Economic History • Professor Robert Keano Ka'upu IV

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Hālau Hi'iakainamakalehua
Professor Robert Keano Chapter IV
Niuhelewai, Kona, Oahu (Male)
“The Coral Reef of the Sea Turns the Rock”

The ocean floor convulses, fire rises from deep within Haumea's womb, and Kanaloa emerges through heat, quake, and surging waters in this hulihia composed by Kaumaka'iwa Kanaka'ole. Volcanic power moves between submarine and terrestrial environments as Pelehonuamea breaks open sea and sky in continuous act of creation. This song affirms that life is born through fire, and regeneration and reconstruction are inevitable.