00:00In Chief of War, we speak olelo hawaii, a language of our ancestors.
00:04Every word brings us closer to where we come from.
00:09Feathered cape worn by chiefs, the ahu'ula was a sign of rank, power, and divine protection.
00:15Aopuni, kingdom.
00:21Aopuni represents self-rule, unity, cultural sovereignty, and chief of war.
00:25Mō i. Mō i kahiki.
00:29King, highest ranking chief.
00:32Mō i, we're political leaders, but also spiritual figures, and believed to carry divine mana, or prestige.
00:41Mea kaua, weapon.
00:44It literally translates to thing, mea, of war.
00:48Kaua, mea kaua.
00:50Kuleana, responsibility.
00:51Ka ahumanu carried kuleana not just as the wife of a king, but as a leader who challenged the order and reshaped the kingdom.
00:59Ali'i, chief.
01:00Ali'i held both political and spiritual power.
01:03They were expected to lead with courage, wisdom, and had a connection to the gods.
01:08Koa wahine, which is woman warrior.
01:10In Hawaii, women trained and fought with the same courage and discipline as men.
01:18And I mean, are we surprised?
01:20A wahine are strong as heck.
01:22One of the most powerful wanana foretold was the birth of a child who would raise to unite all of Hawaii.
01:40Malone West
01:53Malone West
01:55Brind council
01:56A mules
01:57A mules
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