He aliʻi i ka moa. “The rooster is a chief.” The rooster sleeps on a high perch. His feathers are used in kālihi, which are the symbols of chiefs. Source: ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, by Mary Kawena Pukui. This ʻahuʻula was gifted to London’s British Museum in 1780. It is believed to have been gifted to Capt. [...]
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