Mele Ku‘i Lua

[Photo: Pīkoi; Tripping cord used as a weapon in battle. SP 30143.] Mele Ku‘i Lua Mele Ku‘i Lua Today’s featured composition is a mele kuʻi lua, or a chant for lua fighting. (Mele translation by Mary Kawena Pukui) Kō ke au i Hala‘ea … The current of Hala‘ea draws out Pūnāwai Mānā … The spring […]