Kanaka Scholar Series: Dr. Kalei Nuuhiwa

Dr. Kalei Nuʻuhiwa, Mauliola Endowment, presents: "Akua"

The Kanaka Scholar Series is a free, public lecture series hosted by the Na Aikane o Maui Cultural Center and cosponsored by the West Maui Community Fund, the University of Hawaii Maui College Hawaiian Studies Department, and the Kue Petition Hui. The lectures occur monthly on the second Monday of the month.

Recorded: May 9, 2022

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I am a Japanese journalist who happened to come across with your very interesting presentation. I found much similarity between the concept of Akua in traditional Hawaii society and that of Kami in pre-Buddhist Japan. Do you know any comparative studies of traditonal religions. How much of these traditonal concept persist in the psyche of Hawaiians in current time.