Ka Piʻo Ānuenue Hapa Lua
(Half Arching Rainbow)
Wahi a nā puke wehewehe Hawaiʻi-Pelekane, ʻo kēia ka wehewehe ʻana o kēia ʻano ānuenue:
According to the Hawaiian-English dictionaries, this is the definition o this type of rainbow:
Pukui/Elbert: 1. nvs., Arch, arc; bent, arched, curved; to arch, of a rainbow.
Parker: 1. v., To be bent; to be curved; to bend around as the arch of a rainbow; to curve as an arch; to bend as an elastic substance.
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Nā hōʻailona a me nā ʻōuli:
(Signs and omens):
ʻIke pinepine ʻia kēia ʻano ānuenue nani ma Hawaiʻi. He hōʻailona a i ʻole he ʻōuli no kekahi mea like ʻole a hōʻike ʻano ʻia i lalo iho nei:
This type of beautiful rainbow is often seen in Hawaiʻi. It can be a sign or omen for a variety of things as described below:
Wahi a nā kaʻao ʻAʻohe manawa o kēia ʻano ānuenue i ʻōʻili ai ma loko o nā kaʻao i kālailai ʻia.
According to the legends This type of rainbow did not appear in the legends that were analyzed.
I ka wā hea ʻo ia e ʻōʻili ai?:
(When does it appear):
Wahi a kekahi ʻōlelo noʻeau:
"Kōkō 'iole ka ua i ke kula."
He ʻōlelo o Kaʻū, ʻO Makaliʻi kekahi aliʻi kahiko, ʻohiʻohi ʻo ia i nā mea kanu a pau i loko o kekahi ʻupena nui a hoʻokau ʻia i ka lewa. Ua wī ka hopena. Ua ʻaʻa nō kekahi ʻiole a piʻi aʻe ʻo ia e ana i kāna e hana ai. Piʻi aʻe ʻo ia i luna ma o kekahi ānuenue a loaʻa ia ʻupena. Nalinali ʻia ka ʻupena e ka ʻiole. Ua heleleʻi nā mea kanu i ʻō i aneʻi. No laila, Ke heleleʻi ka ua i ka ʻāina a kupu nā lāʻau, hoʻohālikelike ka ua me ka ʻupena nalinali i hoʻoheleleʻi i ka mea kanu ma uka a i ma kai a hoʻōla ʻia nā poʻe a pau.
According to a Hawaiian poetical saying:
"Like the rat [-gnawed] net is the rain over the plains."
A Ka'u saying. Makali'i, an ancient chief, once gathered all the food plants in a huge net and hung it up in the sky. The result was famine. A rat volunteered to go up to see what he could do about it. He ascended a rainbow and found the net, which
he chewed. Down fell the contents, everywhere. So when the rain pours over the land and plants sprout everywhere, it is compared to the gnawed net that scattered food from the hills to the sea, bringing life to all.
References:
1. Pukui, M. K. (1983). ʻŌlelo Noʻeau. Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press.
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