Children made string figures called hei by looping string around their
fingers, and often times the figures were associated with chants. Do you recall
making string things around your fingers, maybe even passing the creation back
and forth with a friend? I loved doing that!
Pala’ie is
a loop and ball game.
Uma and pā
uma were hand and wrist wrestling games.
Some games used darts or arrows made from sugarcane stalks. They were
knows as pua.
When I lived in Hawaii I bought a replica of an ancient game, kōnane, which
is somewhat like our game of checkers.
Aloha,
and Mahalo for visiting!
Cheryl
The Hawaiian Island Detective Club
Book One—Pineapples in Peril
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