Ordinarily kāhuna took on a very important profession within …show more content…
They were the ones responsible for taking care of the spiritual side of the Hawaiian culture as well as the daily practices of the lāhui. According to Collier, “Pule was something that all kāhuna did and it was their specific kuleana to themselves. They have a direct contact with the akua, and pule was a way for kāhuna to seek knowledge and answers from the akua or ʻaumākua.” The exchange of words and language was expressed through different cultural practices. Kimura claims “An example of the importance of language in human activity is best illustrated in the area of music and dance.” The way that a kahuna expressed language is through guiding and advising the aliʻi and makaʻāinana in their daily practices. Kimura strongly continues to claim that “Prayer has words. From a traditional Hawaiian viewpoint, the western concept of silent prayer denies the god-giving human privilege of using words. The prayer is also chanted, which makes the words purposefully more subtle, thus very personal, a feature enhanced by the inclusion of extra sounds such as lā and ē.” It is a form of resource when a kahuna channel the ʻike of his/her ancestors, through pule, and is able to teach or pass down the knowledge orally. In traditional times, oral teachings done by the kāhuna was a huge amount of