Makahiki games build pilina for Residential Life haumāna at KS Kapālama

November 7, 2023

Makahiki season got off to an early start on Oct. 25 at Kōnia Field on the KS Kapālama campus as about 300 haumāna competed in the Makahiki games. Representing their individual hale, middle and high school haumāna competed in various games, including: hoʻokaʻa pōhaku (rock rolling – with a large heavy ball), ihe pāheʻe (spear sliding), ʻulu maika (disc rolling), moa pāheʻe (dart sliding), ʻōʻō ihe (spear throwing), kūkini loa (long distance race), kūkini poko (short distance race), kūkini hui (relay), haka moa (standing chicken fight), uma (arm wrestling) and hukihuki (tug of war).

Makahiki season, a time of tribute, harvest, sport and play, begins with the rising of the constellation Makaliʻi (typically in mid-November), and ends in late January or February. It’s also aligned with the rainy season.

Hulō to the overall winners: ʻIolani dorm (kāne) and repeat champs, Kamehameha dorm (wāhine).