Hulu Manu - ʻIke Hawaiʻi - Topics - LibGuides at Kamehemaha Schools

Nā Puke - The Books

David Maloʻs Hawaiian Antiquities (Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi)
See the following sections for manu and hulu -
Chapter 13: Concerning Domesticated and Non-domesticated Animals
Chapter 22: Concerning the Valuable Possessions of Ancient Hawaiʻi

Royal Hawaiian Featherwork by Christina Hellmich (Editor); Adrienne Kaeppler (Editor); Betty Lou Kam (Editor); Roger G. Rose (Editor); Stacy L. Kamehiro (Contribution by); Leah Pualahaole Caldeira (Editor)
Call Number: H 745.503
Publication Date: 2015

The Art of Featherwork in Old Hawaiʻi by John Dominis Holt

Call Number: 745.53 H74a

Publication Year: 1985

Feather Lei As an Art by Mary L. Kekuewa; Paulette N. Kahalepuna; Karen A. Edlefsen; Adrienne L. Kaeppler (Foreword by)

Call Number: H 745.53 Kek

Publication Year: 1990

Kula Manu

Kula Manu is a Kamehameha Schools Kapālama student-led club centered around the art of Hawaiian feather work, with great focus on community engagement, volunteer work, and education.

Bishop Museum - Hawaiʻi Alive

Pūnaewele - Online Resources

Hawaiian Featherwork: the Kia Manu
Kaʻiwakīloumoku Cultural Center Fall 2021 features Hawaiian Featherwork: the Kia Manu.
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In ancient times, the art of snaring birds and collecting their hulu (feathers) was entrusted to the kia manu - the bird catcher.
Heritage of Hawaiian Feather Work
Hawaiʻi Public Radio interview with featherwork master Kawika Lum
Hulu Manu Hawaiian Feather Work
Informative article by Kalehua Yuen on the royal regalia of Hawaiʻi
Kahili
Kamaka Pili hosts "Aloha Authentic" which features the kahili as a royal symbol.
Lei Ānuenue 40 - What Goes Into Making a Lei Hulu
A legacy of Lei Hulu - Mele Kahalepuna Chun shares about feather lei as taught to her by her Tutu, Aunty Mary Lou Kekuewa.
Plume of Time: A Story of Featherwork
Bishop Museumʻs Cultural Advisor, Hanalei Marzan narrates this short 2 minute video on the making and wearing of the featherwork were reserved for the aliʻi.
Symbols of Royalty
Chapter from Dr. Donald K. Mitchellʻs 1992 book, Resource Units in Hawaiian Culture
The Story of the Cloaks
The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Legacy has a 4-minute video on the making of ʻahuʻula, the feather cloaks for aliʻi.

Where are the Hawaiian Feather Cloaks and Capes?
Bishop Museum created this list based on the pre-World War II records.

Vertical Files

HR-VF Featherwork and HR-VF Birds

Inā hoihoi ʻoe, e nonoi mai iā Kumu Kuʻulei a i ʻole ʻAnakē Dani i Ka Waihona ʻIke Hawaiʻi.

If you are interested, just ask Kumu Kuʻulei or Aunty Dani in HC (Hawaiʻi Collection.).

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