A portrait of the feared Maui King Kahekili, by artist Brook Kapūkuniahi Parker. Pāʻele ku lani “The chiefly blackening” This expression, used in chants and songs, refers to the tattooing of Kahekili, ruler of Maui. Because he was named for the god of thunder, who was believed to be black on one side [...]
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