konane

Among them is a female ki'i (statue), some uniquely carved bowls inlaid with human teeth, a god image carved on the top of a wooden staff and a unique game board used for playing a traditional Hawaiian game called konane.

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"Yes," said the messengers, "we told her, as you commanded, to prepare herself; Poliahu inquired, 'Does he still remember the game of _konane_ between us?'"

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

I said I did not like his bet; then I told the bet I liked, our persons; if he beat me at _konane_, then I would become his and do everything that he told me to do, and the same if he lost to me, then he was to do for me as I to him; and we made this bargain.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

I ke konane ana nae, aole i liuliu, paa mua ia'u na luna o ka papa konane a maua, o koiala make iho la no ia.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

A ma kekahi po ae, i ka mahina e konane oluolu ana, i ka wa hapa o ka lai.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

The two of them were the last to surf, and when they were through, they came home to play _konane_ with me.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

No ka mea, hiki ae kela i Hana ma Maui, e heenalu ana makou, na laua la nae ka heenalu hope loa, a pau ka laua la heenalu ana, hoi laua la e konane ana makou, makemake no oiala i ke konane, kau hou ka papa konane a paa, ninau aku wau i kona kumu pili, kuhikuhi kela

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

After the bath, they returned to the canoe thinking to go aboard and set out, but Aiwohikupua saw the princess playing _konane_ [24] and the stranger chief thought he would play a game with her; now, the princess had first called them to come and play.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

"Ae," wahi a na elele, "hai aku nei maua e like me ke kauoha, ke hoomakaukau la paha kela, i mai nei nae o ua Poliahu ia maua, ke hoomanao la no nae paha ia i ke konane ana a maua?"

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

"You can not," said the woman, "for I will order the executioner to hold you fast; you became mine at _konane_ and our vows are spoken, and I have lived apart and undefiled until your return."

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915