Hawaiian intelligence is often overlooked when things occur in our natural environment.<\/p>\n
With all of the recent sightings of sharks in the waters off Hawai\u2018i’s coast, people are looking for reasons why.\u00a0 Most scientists and environmentalist will say that not enough “studies” have been done on the behavior of sharks to conclusively explain the increased shark “activity”.\u00a0 Could it be that they are always there and we are clueless to their presence.<\/p>\n
Pua ka wiliwili, nanahu ka man\u00f6, When the wiliwili blossoms, sharks will bite. \u00a0 Our kupuna studied their environment and knew that seasonally things that happen on land were indicators that other things were happening in the ocean.\u00a0 They went as far as to study that this biting behavior was linked to the mating season of sharks.<\/p>\n
Why is it then that western educated people don’t look to our \u2018ike kupuna to answer some of their questions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hawaiian intelligence is often overlooked when things occur in our natural environment. With all of the recent sightings of sharks in the waters off Hawai\u2018i’s coast, people are looking for reasons why.\u00a0 Most scientists and environmentalist will say that not … Continue reading