KAPU "Hawaiian Burial Methods"

By Keoni Kealoha Alvarez

Kapu: Hawaiian Burial Methods offers a rare and respectful glimpse into the traditional practices surrounding the iwi kūpuna-the sacred bones of Hawai'i's ancestors. In Hawaiian culture, the care of the deceased was considered Kapu: sacred, forbidden to be touched, exposed, or publicly discussed. These traditions were entrusted only to kahuna
(priests), kahu (guardians), family members, and cultural practitioners.

Through personal experience, oral histories, and interviews with Hawaiian elders, Keoni Kealoha Alvarez reveals the spiritual and cultural depth of these ancient rites, while chronicling his own journey as a guardian of an ancestral burial cave discovered in his youth. This book is a powerful testament to the reverence, responsibility, and resistance at the heart of Hawaiian burial traditions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09R3GD9YV
• ISBN13: 9798408235155
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"