Four eyes - Papio Maka Liʻiliʻi

A friend of mine with a beautiful example of Papio Maka Liʻiliʻi or Small Eyed Jack/trevally. The secret to creating a beautiful design is really stretching the string with splayed fingers and he has wonderfully large hands that can separate well at the fingers. The figure, Papio Maka Liʻiliʻi, represents a disinterested suitor. An interested suitor has large eyes. That figure is Papio Maka Nui or Large Eyed Jack and is two eyes. The Hawaiian method for creating two eyes is unique to the islands and not found elsewhere.

Ho'olokahi March to 'Iolani Palace

 

As I walked from Kawaiaha'o Church today , 1/17/10, at around 10:15am I heard the sound of conch shells and saw this group of colorful banners marching towards out churchgrounds on Punchbowl. A small group pealed off to visit the tomb of King Lunalilo on church grounds. The rest stayed at the corner. They will continue to 'Iolani Palace to mark/observe the illegal overthrowal of the Hawaiian kingdom. Another group of men in white malo and kihei also came by holding Lonoikamakahiki. I heard they are making a transit of the entire island.