Gifts for Heaven by sharky_
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The shrines on Mauna Kea represents the Hawaiian culture and religion. Mauna Kea represents the Hawaiian people's ancestral ties to the Creator. The upper part of Mauna Kea resides the Akua (Creator). The summit is the temple of the Supreme Being. Mauna Kea is the home of the Akua (God, Goddess, spirit) and Na'Aumakua (the divine ancestors).
Hawaiian definition:
Akua means: God, goddess, spirit, ghost, image, idol, divine, supernatural, godly
Au makua: . Family or personal gods, deified ancestors who might assume the shape of sharks, owls, hawks,octopuses, eels, mice, rats, dogs, caterpillars, rocks, cowries, clouds, or plants.
Comments (21)
Lake Waiau is in the background. Aloha
Nice one, and interesting reading. Thanks for sharing #:o)
Excellent shot.. And thanks for the info.. :)
Oh another beauty and the information is great reading. I love your photography!
Thanks for the info, very educational for me. Man that looks cold up there, the lake looks far....glad I can see it from here...Daring image, Maika'i!
Beautiful work!!!
Very interesting Errol, I love hearing the cultural traditions!!! beautiful capture!!!
umbelivable...
superbe photo ...les couleurs sont superbes!!!!!!!!
excellent ! beautiful colors ...interesting too !
woww l find the hawaiian culture most interesting having very little knowledge on the orginal beliefs.. spiritually ..and finding it all so very beautiful.. would love to know more.. superb p'graphy..looks so pure against the snow... superb sparky...:)
Well....now I know something new.....great Image and Info. Aloha!
Wonderful shot. I love the snowy scene with the almost hidden lake. It certainly has the feel a very spiritual place. The trivia is great to know too. Are you familiar with the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa? We had to learn how to say that in middle school on Oahu. My favorite part is what it translate to in English is only 3 letters long. :) (my spelling may be off)
Very interesting... superb !
Excellent capture, Errol! The POV is fantastic!... IMHO I would take away that bit of blue sky in the upper right edge... but that's just me ;o) Anyway a most beautiful image! Thanks for that interesting explanation, too!
verrrry beautiful image, Errol! i find the culture fascinating, and i so much enjoy you telling us about the shrines and your culture. do people just build shrines like this everywhere? and once they're built, do people bother them? Fantastic photography!!!!
excellent shot!! looks so baron up there, fantastic pov!!! outstanding capture!!!
fantastic lighted capture! very interesting stuff! but mostly I wonder about the snow! hey teacher, thanks for the lesson! ;o)))
A eautiful legend and a clever testimony :)) Tahnks for yyour culture representative shot and for the beauty of it :))
Wonderful.
beautifull shot,& fasinatting history,& on some of the culture, it's fasinateing to learn about your wonderfull culture BRAVO !!!!(V)!!!!:0) @-}--