tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29811019769093991872024-02-02T10:25:24.829-08:00Te Whai Wawewawe a Maui - Maori String Figures24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-8354774093210391732014-10-11T18:18:00.005-07:002014-10-11T18:18:49.968-07:00Whai Resource<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am thinking seriously about creating a resource about Whai so that others can develop that skill and pass it on. My thinking is to create a Video Book; the first book should be about the creation narratives. It contains around 35-38 figures and tells the story of how our world was created.<br />
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So, how do we do this:<br />
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<li>Create a <b>Video (Front View)</b> of each figure in the series</li>
<li>Create another <b>Video (Rear View </b>- this is the how you do it video) of each figure</li>
<li>Then create a <b>BOOK </b>with <b>IMAGES</b> of each figure in the narrative with the text</li>
<li>Text in both<b> English</b> and <b>Maori</b> in the same book</li>
<li>Create <b>LINKS </b>in the <b>book</b> to the <b>Videos</b></li>
<li>Publish the Book to KINDLE</li>
<li>Publish the <b>VIDEOS</b> on own <b>website</b></li>
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AND this will be the first book!<br />
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Hauiti<br />
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24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-1827253161902406042010-11-16T19:43:00.000-08:002010-11-16T19:43:27.273-08:00Maori String Figures: Kopu, Tarewa, MarewaThe following figures represent the evening and the morning star - <i>Kopu, Tarewa</i> and <i>Marewa</i> are different names for the same star. <i>Ko Tarewa i te po</i> (the evening star as i have been taught), <i>Ko Marewa i te ata</i> (the morning star as i have been taught) and <i>Kopu</i> (another name perhaps when it is at its zenith from our perspective). Yet another name is <i>Meremere-tu-ahiahi.</i><br />
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Just remembered another name: <i>te Kopu rereata</i>24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-76739026663719319212010-11-02T01:16:00.000-07:002010-11-02T01:16:02.767-07:00Maori String Figures: Kopakopa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHjBTRqVotFoKqwzSCypGqmvg_1IkeCcJMZJVR-kXa8L55AWciRafUzbCaUrHEtL2lmUb0R-NoGj9b0izwzsCCWpyQufJbP6z2P5tdp_v79opF8yzMOYciDV4yeZtY5cZ_k5-R0T-2Gw/s1600/KoKopakopaBW290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHjBTRqVotFoKqwzSCypGqmvg_1IkeCcJMZJVR-kXa8L55AWciRafUzbCaUrHEtL2lmUb0R-NoGj9b0izwzsCCWpyQufJbP6z2P5tdp_v79opF8yzMOYciDV4yeZtY5cZ_k5-R0T-2Gw/s320/KoKopakopaBW290.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This series of images depicts <i>kopakopa</i> or <i>whai</i> (stingray) - the fish of <i>Maui </i>or what is now known as the North Island Of New Zealand.</div>24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-31264084603738962212010-10-12T17:03:00.000-07:002010-10-12T17:03:37.602-07:00Maori String Figures - Tu-mata-uenga<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tu-mata-uenga</span></b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next series of figures will be Te Kore</span></div>24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-31200381368853188652010-09-23T15:30:00.000-07:002010-09-23T15:30:50.431-07:00Maori String Figures: Te Waka o Tamarereti<div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The following series of figures, known as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Te Waka o Tamarereti</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, represents part of the story behind </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tamarereti</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> an ancient ancestor and navigator of the Maori people. There are three figures, the first represents his </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">waka</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> (canoe), </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Uruao - </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the second is </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Te Moana nui a Kiwa</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> (the Pacific Ocean) which </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tamarereti</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is known to have traveled extensively and the last figure is </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Te Reinga</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - the after world. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table>24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-80247492633782651712010-09-11T13:37:00.000-07:002010-09-14T19:10:29.866-07:00Maori String Figures - Te Ira Tangata<div><i>Kia ora ano tatou ne</i>i - Greetings from Aotearoa!</div><div><br /></div><div>As promised here is the series of six figures called <i>Te Ira Tangata</i> - the birth of Humankind & it all begins with <i>Takapau-nuku</i> (covered in the previous post). These figures can be done either by one person or with two.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once <i>Takapau</i> is produced, the second person manipulates the figure to produce<i> Io-wahine</i> (otherwise known as <i>Wahine</i>). The first person then manipulates <i>Io-wahine</i> to produce <i>Tiki-ahua</i> (otherwise known as<i> Tane</i>). <i>Tiki-ahua</i> is manipulate to produce the fourth figure known as <i>te piringa</i> (<i>Ka moe te tane i te wahine</i>) representing the co-habitation of the male and female to produce their offspring, the fifth figure, <i>Io-Rei</i>. The figure is further manipulate to produce Te <i>Ira Tangata</i>. In this final figure, the two outer diamond shapes represent<i> Tane</i> (<i>Tiki-ahua</i>) & <i>Wahine</i> (<i>Io-Wahine</i>), whilst the diamond in the middle represents their offspring <i>Io-Rei</i>.</div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDrLz6fq_qmpc3mfWnTJ3jEKMDF-n8LfCkJqvQMNxX51j8qxKqlnalHuKPfmwTLsRkDrJSi-UFDXT6EIwKIZMzUF7DFZDI4wUH-DLmYn_2gu61X99IIQYGIz98GKFIyAg-zfafrvv3qI/s320/Takapau-nuku1.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516947271261878402" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Takapau-nuku</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eIX5dazAjqKnmNode24gVKCyvn7HceNsUYw9AleEz4ypimAdnorC37SXeY7fYAeqzKgCF7SRn2rnTjIppP3g52BMxlzOFDNvo0ed-u3rX5ziWq3di7XKT9PO7jFGW36p38KnW9k5KUM/s320/Wahine.JPG" style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515759559829758530" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Te Ira Tangata</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHCEExjbyBJ5QjrLrkTzI7YpqKjpy5NLX5O1VJWhokZ57P_bBe4yt3kdanlCHFqVp8LFPQe3dXeIwbDB8eOkgGIU72FiYxdJP0AJd3tP-L86NsSjubjiu3ot-fovA7MYnuYlEzh4PKjA/s320/RiPuIraBW661.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515759724210633650" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Te Ira Tangata</i> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The next series of figures will be <i>Te waka o Tamarereti! (including te moana nui a Kiwa & Rarohenga)</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-73412052014836088302010-09-04T20:43:00.000-07:002010-09-11T13:35:22.378-07:00Maori String Figures - Takapau nuku<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt4IXuCGpeU33BpkH0MUeQn2T2tgvD-M4MqfflTIAu5FEP4xNS2WzYeEzRF_HN6bzEASblMxMt6KKPUP5FsVEERDTD6QcEoIvYvYbXdGH1H5xnVbRfYv8NsIE5yzedIAr7GWFWXcmwO8/s1600/Takapau-nuku1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt4IXuCGpeU33BpkH0MUeQn2T2tgvD-M4MqfflTIAu5FEP4xNS2WzYeEzRF_HN6bzEASblMxMt6KKPUP5FsVEERDTD6QcEoIvYvYbXdGH1H5xnVbRfYv8NsIE5yzedIAr7GWFWXcmwO8/s320/Takapau-nuku1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513272300965271986" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is <i>Takapau-nuku</i>, the birthing mat. It is known in other parts of the world as <i>Ten Men</i> such as in the Caroline Islands. Andersen points out that the only difference is in the opening (see page 26 of his book <i>Maori String Figures</i>) .<div><br /></div><div>A series of figures is created from<i> Takapau-nuku</i> beginning with <i>Wahine, Tane, Te Piringa, Io-Rei, </i>and<i> Te Ira Tangata</i> - all of which will be covered in the next post.</div><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9p5VGZpvmMVZdie9VFNDq5cTS8zhtIiyOq1zx8mZb0MLL-WkALtyqamipq7OQIEKe4CaLbeGn9yCnD0FByJSUoWKVWEgdC5NpaAzUZyi8OBz6bO5XSTluWmVzZem20q_Ld9VtwhzJTQ/s320/Takapau-nuku.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513272054136189074" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981101976909399187.post-54091266724752303072010-08-27T20:55:00.000-07:002010-09-05T01:53:10.009-07:00Hawaiki Series: Maori String Figures<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOb-tUlWMJLOG8IWgfBYHOYX1YXpfxuGjZrhnezOX-qkyEhaUWo6Og9LhI-M6HVFH9bXE-K2uaNEMxG0TZEtmPteOmriLl8L-iecvm9bTw1lwsO2K421Dl3-o0jlOipl8ZsZcwpq31Zw/s320/Hawaiikinui.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510305793634098258" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Let me first introduce you to my son, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Kotuku </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">who has created </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki-nui </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki-nui</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> is part of a series of figures; the other two are </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki-roa</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki-pamamao</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> which are featured below.</span></span></span></b><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This is a familiar figure known around the world as </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Jacob's Ladder. </span></span></i></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Johannes Andersen, in his book </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Maori String Figures, </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">refers to this figure as </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Tahitinui</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> (see page 52) requiring two people to extend the figure; but here it is constructed by one person.</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> is a significant place in Maori history, mythology and tradition. It is often referred to in songs, proverbs, genealogies and in farewell speeches to the dead such as the following:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">E nga mate, haere ki Hawaiki,</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ki Hawaiki nui, ki Hawaiki roa, ki Hawaiki pamamao.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">To the dead, depart to Hawaiki,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">To great Hawaiki, to long Hawaiki, to distant Hawaiki.</span></span></div></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The following figure is<b> </b></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Hawaiki-roa</b></span></span></i></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNq90Q6u3pHr6RTAINbKDhL6wD1p7IFQDwGeMJrcxpvUnpGQNe31JaUdZgit_5OMS3en_MIpOBmy2-yelqV-jVh35miE6UchMYemZZFKg6KJ9AnbXBkGkG6Uc6A-Yl6dJtnhJfNgqOi8/s320/Hawaikiroa.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510315290994247538" /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Notice the difference in this figure? It has 6 diamond shapes whilst </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaikinui</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> has 4</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The last figure in this series is</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki-pamamao</span></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH61Hhoxs6FDQFE_1wWxOzvOsw8YM7H71agnY72a7-8bWByUnGgUxGbPwjsZiJIura4q9Rn1ki0TaSHM_pPXK_zUW9hwHYTsrzkr_i0I-QncV_0HZi6-CphCJfyBpxpByNNsja6nJi26s/s320/Hawaiikipamamao.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510313797919455538" /><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki-pamamao </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">is slightly different from the other two in that it has a twist in the middle indicating that we can no longer remember how to return back to </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hawaiki-pamamao (see close up below)</span></span></i></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9gbKn6gIU8MSW-3eXguRj3cqjvFT3Ya-zvmNY6tksv7wzQXmvJnitTXVG9fbkLRhppOMsDnc9jrJjvZIV19Ze9Da7nK-vUGtRQkQg26ZcqruUjzibh-w6uvZriF1dC1GmVPNNtlGS5s/s320/Hawaiikipamamao1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510317632335182546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>NOTES:</b></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Check out the Hawaikinui Project</span>: </span><a href="http://www.hawaikinui.org/default.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">CLICK HERE</span></a></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">How to do Hawaikinui - see this <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Jacob's-Ladder-out-of-String">wikiHOW </a>site for instructions on how to do Jacob's Ladder</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Will post a" how to" for Hawaiki-roa & Hawaiki-pamamao soon!</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div>24retoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032681765325874442noreply@blogger.com0