2. MOE ʻUHANE
• Dream; to dream
• Lit., soul sleep
• It is believed that dreams are the doings
of the ʻuhane (soul) after the body has
fallen asleep
• All of the things that the ʻuhane sees and
remembers after the awakening of the
body is the dream
3. MOE ʻUHANE
• Some dreams are merely pastimes or trickery; some
are riddles that one must think over and analyze; and
some dreams are self-evident
• It is believed that dreams foretell good and bad
fortune, sickness; sacred names are given in dreams,
and a song or hula may be learned in sleep
• The understanding of dreams is important. Some
interpretations concerning the meaning of dreams are
understood throughout the islands, while others
belong only to certain family groups
4. KILU
– A small gourd or coconut shell, usually cut
lengthwise, as used for storing small, choice
objects, or to feed favorite children from
– Used also as a quoit in the kilu game: the
player chanted as he tossed the kilu towards
an object placed in front of one of the opposite
sex. If he hit the goal, he claimed a kiss