No nā mākua hou

Abstract

He papahana ʻimi noiʻi kēia e hoʻākea ai i ke kuanaʻike o nā mākua hou ma Hawaiʻi ma o ka nānā ʻana i ke kuanaʻike o nā kūpuna i ʻike ʻia ma loko o nā moʻolelo Hawaiʻi. E kālele ana kēia papahana ma luna o nā moʻolelo hānau mai ke au kahiko a i kēia au e neʻe nei. I ka moʻolelo ʻana i ia mau moʻolelo, e hoʻokahua ʻia ana ka noʻonoʻo o nā mākua Hawaiʻi hou i hiki ai iā lākou ke kūkulu ma luna o ia kahua e ʻimi a loaʻa nā moʻolelo hānau Hawaiʻi, a i ʻole ka moʻolelo ʻana aku i ko lākou moʻolelo ponoʻī i hiki ke kōkua aku i nā mākua hou. Me ka manaʻolana, e hoʻomanamana ana nā moʻolelo hānau Hawaiʻi i mana ai ke koho a ka makua hou i ke ʻano o ka hoʻohānau keiki ma ke ʻano he Hawaiʻi. Empowering Hawaiians to make informed birthing choices based on cultural perspectives seen within moʻolelo Hawaiʻi. This thesis will focus on four Hawaiian concepts seen across different birth stories which occur from pre-Western contact up until the present day. Through sharing these different stories, I hope to provide a cultural foundation for Hawaiian parents to build upon and to be inspired or encouraged to find, share, and learn about Hawaiian birth stories to help them in preparing for their first birth. The more mana to these moʻolelo hānau, the more mana we receive through our collective intellect.