To Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a teacher and Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner, a rainbow signals an “aumakua,” which is a deified ancestor or a family or personal god. “When those of our loved ones ...
"In Hawaiian mythology, an 'aumakua is a personal family god, usually a former ancestor, that watches over you," said Greg Lind, a Hawaiian storyteller, to Ho'oulu, the student paper for the ...
The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, known as Honu in Hawaiian, is revered in Hawaiian culture as a symbol of good luck, longevity, and protection, and it is considered a guardian spirit (aumakua) by some ...