Ka Hakahakaea
(The green rainbow)
According to the Hawaiian-English dictionaries, this is the definition o this type of rainbow:
Pukui/Elbert: n., Rainbow with much green color.
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Unverified Photos: These photos demonstrate this type of rainbow based on the authorʻs understanding of the dictionary definitions, context within some Hawaiian legends, newspaper articles, and Hawaiian language recordings. They are not definitive.
Signs and omens
This type of beautiful rainbow is not often seen in Hawaiʻi. It can be a sign or omen for a variety of things as described below:
According to the legends This type of rainbow did not appear in the legends that were analyzed.
When does it appear
In one story in a Hawaiian language newspaper a mane and a women lived in the land called Kuaihelani. Launahenahe was the name of the beautiful women and Kāʻapeʻape was the name of the handsome man. In Kuaihelani, Kāʻapeʻape lived in a cave and Launahenahe lived in a fern leaf house inside a rainbow cloud. One day Launahenahe emerged from the house and brushed away the mist of the rainbow cloud. Launahenahe and Kāʻapeʻape saw each other and their desire to be together grew. Launahenahe grabbed a green rainbow a perched it directly in the opening of the cave that Kāʻapeʻape was caring for. As for this green rainbow, it is the road that Launahenahe went along and came together with Kāʻapeʻape. According to this story:
As for the Hakahakaea, it is the green rainbow that was suspended from the tall leaf house until it entered inside the cave. When the wispy mist cleared, Launahenahe was in the opening of the cave, the place where he proudly stood for his sweetheart.
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