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Ho'okahi Po'ohiwi (be of one shoulder) 2016, reprinted and constructed 2018

Accession No.
2018.220
Date Created
2016, reprinted and constructed 2018
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Pacific Art
Dimensions A
80 x 60cm
Media Category
Photograph
Secondary Media Category
gelatin silver photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver collage on fibre-based paper
Place Created
Pu'ahu'ula, O'ahu, Hawai'i
Credit Line
Purchased 2018 with funds from the Bequest of Jennifer Taylor through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation

Hoʻokahi Poʻohiwi (Be of one shoulder) is inspired by a phrase that was chanted by Koa (warriors) of Hawaiian Mōʻī (King) Kamehameha. In 1975, the canoes of Kamehameha lined the shores of Oʻahu, hull to hull from Waikīkī bay right around to Waiʻalae. The warriors marched from the canoes towards the inland mountain range of Nuʻuanu in unison, shoulder to shoulder. Their intent was to unify the islands of Hawaiʻi — and as they marched they chanted:

 

ʻUmia ka hanu! Hoʻokahi ka umauma ke kīpoʻohiwi i ke kīpoʻohiwi.

(Hold the breath, be patient and persist! Walk abreast shoulder to shoulder. Be of one accord, as in exerting every effort to lift a heavy weight to the shoulder and to keep together in carrying it along.)

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