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Honua Ola
Hawaiian tradition tells of Papahānaumoku, earth mother and giver of lands, the foundation upon which all life exists. We honor her, and the generative power of the earth in Honua Ola.
Within the design, triangular shapes reveal the earth’s crest and its many layers, rich in nutrients allowing all things to flourish. Patterned in MANAOLA’s signature style that has shaped a new era of contemporary Hawaiian design, the rounded movement of the kāpala reflects the feminine nature of the earth, her capacity to receive and grow life within. This motion is reminiscent of the early lines of the Kumulipo–
O ke au i kahuli wela ka honua
O ke au i kahuli lole ka lani
O ke au i kuka’iaka ka la.
E ho’omalamalama i ka malama
O ke au o Makali’i ka po
O ka walewale ho’okumu honua ia
O ke kumu o ka lipo, i lipo ai
O ke kumu o ka Po, i po ai
O ka lipolipo, o ka lipolipo
O ka lipo o ka la, o ka lipo o ka po
Po wale ho’i
Hanau ka po
As everything changes, the earth remains constant. Honua Ola speaks both to the changing of time and the constant of space. The discipline of huli honua, observing the earth through the lens of kupuna, is to understand that in our explorations for discovery, the study of our land is the study of life itself. In times of great transition, this pattern calls us back to seeing the land not as a resource, but as a familial relative holding us through the changing of eras.
In celebration of our living earth, we are filled with gratitude for that which allows us to thrive and affirm a truth held deeply within: that our future is inseparable from the well-being of ʻāina.
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