![]() ![]() The moon’s characteristics determine an ancient Hawaiian pattern of activity for fishing and farming practices. Hawaiian culture embraces the moon as a provider, personified as Hina, who is born, grows, dies and comes back again in birth. As such, great reverence was given to the moon, and chants were offered in her honor. Hawaiian knowledge of the moon names, functions and rhythms was a common knowledge, shared with all, because the moon was a benevolent provider of time proven, life giving resources and knowledge. The times for resting fishing grounds or gardens were just as important, and also widely known, because of the moon. ![]() Planting and fishing patterns were developed in alignment with lunar patterns that gave optimum yields. Just as lunar patterns and cycles were distinguished by nightly observations, so were correlating patterns and cycles noted in the sky, land and among living things on earth. Personified, she was the goddess Hina She gave us the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth each month- without fail By her very naiure of predictability, she was a reliable source of information that insured survival for generations upon generations. To the Hawaiian people, the moon was not an astral object that was projected into the sky millions of years ago as the result of a catastrophic event The moon, Mahina, was family. The moon was very important to the survival of Hawaiians. ![]()
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