Translations:Hawaii/24/en

And the word sword is simply an abbreviation for sacred Word, and without the sacred Word—which belonged to the Hawaiians in their chants, which was mastered by the Kahunas, who had a tremendous power of precipitation^[1]—the peace is inert. And there is no such thing as inert peace, because peace is rest in motion.

↑ An example of this is seen in the eruption of Mauna Loa in 1881, when a lava flow was threatening to destroy the town of Hilo. Plans were drawn up to construct barriers and use dynamite to divert the flow. However, before these could be implemented, Princess Ruth Luka Ke‘elikōlani, a descendant of the Kamehameha line of chiefs, traveled from Honolulu to Hilo. She approached the lava flow, offered brandy and scarves and chanted to Pele, the volcano deity, to stop the flow. The flow of lava stopped. In 1935, another lava flow from Mauna Loa was threatening Hilo. This time the Air Force dropped bombs to try to divert the flow. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin" reported: “One elderly Hawaiian man in Hilo, who claimed descent from Pele, said that when it became obvious the bombing had not stopped the flow, that he personally went to the flow and petitioned Pele to save his friends, his home, and the people of Hilo. Pele, he said, had answered his prayer.” (June 23, 1986) https://georgehbalazs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1986-Bombing-of-the-Islands-by-U.S.-Military-Planes-by-Russ-Apple-HSB..pdf

[1] An example of this is seen in the eruption of Mauna Loa in 1881, when a lava flow was threatening to destroy the town of Hilo. Plans were drawn up to construct barriers and use dynamite to divert the flow. However, before these could be implemented, Princess Ruth Luka Ke‘elikōlani, a descendant of the Kamehameha line of chiefs, traveled from Honolulu to Hilo. She approached the lava flow, offered brandy and scarves and chanted to Pele, the volcano deity, to stop the flow. The flow of lava stopped. In 1935, another lava flow from Mauna Loa was threatening Hilo. This time the Air Force dropped bombs to try to divert the flow. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin" reported: “One elderly Hawaiian man in Hilo, who claimed descent from Pele, said that when it became obvious the bombing had not stopped the flow, that he personally went to the flow and petitioned Pele to save his friends, his home, and the people of Hilo. Pele, he said, had answered his prayer.” (June 23, 1986) https://georgehbalazs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1986-Bombing-of-the-Islands-by-U.S.-Military-Planes-by-Russ-Apple-HSB..pdf

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