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akua noho

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A spirit that takes possession of people and speaks through them as a medium.

  • References:
    • Malo 115–7.

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akua noho

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Class of gods considered to be the spirits of men deceased. (MALO 15–17). The practice of hoʻonohonoho akua (obsession) was of hoary antiquity and a source of influence on the natives. According to Malo, the whole thing was nonsense.

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