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papa hōlua

Papa hōlua is the traditional, narrow wooden sled used in heʻe hōlua, an ancient Hawaiian sport where royalty hurtled down volcanic slopes at speeds up to 120 km/h. Crafted from native hardwood and coconut fiber, this extreme ritual honored the goddess Pele and is currently experiencing a cultural revival

By @darko · Updated Aug 13, 2026

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  • Hawaiian KingdomKeystone

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    The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands.

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  • Native HawaiiansKeystone

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    Native Hawaiians are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.

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  • Pele (deity)Keystone

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    In Hawaiian religion, Pele is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.

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  • Kona District, Hawaii

    Kona is a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii, known for its Kona coffee and the Ironman World Championship Triathlon.

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  • Lono

    In Hawaiian religion, the god Lono is associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, music and peace.

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  • Ulu maika

    Ulu maika is a type of traditional pre-contact Hawaiian game.

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  • Kāneaka Hōlua Slide

    Kāneaka Hōlua Slide which is better known today as the Keauhou Hōlua Slide is located in Keauhou on the island of Hawaiʻi.

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  • ʻIolani Palace

    The ʻIolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dynasty.

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  • Hawaiian Organic Act

    The Hawaiian Organic Act, Pub.

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  • James Henderson Blount

    James Henderson Blount was an American politician, Confederate army soldier and congressman from Georgia.

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  • Provisional Government of Hawaii

    The Provisional Government of Hawaii was proclaimed after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893, by the 13-member Committee of Safety under the leadership of its chairman Henry E.

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  • Committee of Safety (Hawaii)

    The Committee of Safety, formally the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety, was a 13-member group of the Annexation Club.

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