Hale mauu Lahaina Maui Hawaii Black and White
by Sharon Mau
Title
Hale mauu Lahaina Maui Hawaii Black and White
Artist
Sharon Mau
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Hale mau'u is a thatched pili Hawaiian hut usually built on a solid Pōhaku foundation. O'a are the rafters. Pōhaku are the essential building materials of traditional Hawaiian culture used for walls, house foundations and pa (platforms) using a dry-stack (mortarless) technique. It often has open walls and ‘ohi‘a log posts. Smooth stones are considered to be masculine, while the pocked stones are feminine.
"New, less-rare native tree branches are often used to fill in the framework. All is tied together with braided ‘uki‘uki cordage. Traditionally Hawaiians bind the dried pili into small sheafs and bind it to the frame. All forms of ‘uki‘uki are classified as indigenous, which means they are native to Hawai'i but also other parts of the world. These ‘uki‘uki plants are found in many different vegetation zones from lowland dry forests to higher wet forests and is found on all the main islands except Ni'ihau and Kaho'olawe. The leaves may be used for thatching while the inedible berries of the short one make a lovely bluish-purple dye used for kapa.
Scientific Name: ‘uki‘uki : Dianella sandwicense . .
Scientific Name: Dried Pili grass : Heteropogon contortus
Hawaiian Names with Diacritics :
Lule
Pili
Common Names :
Pili grass
Spear grass
Tanglehead
Twisted beardgrass
Though basically a xeric grass, pili will remain greener longer and looks nicer with regular watering. Taller forms may be used as a tall groundcover and will grow in thick when planted close together.
There some prostrate forms of pili that may qualify as a groundcover. The source of fragrance are the leaves.
Traditionally Hawaiians use pili for thatch and enjoy its pleasant odor. The plant produces flowers which bloom year round. Leaves of pili are a pale bluish green and may be up to 12 inches long.
Environmental Information
Natural Range
Niʻihau
Kauaʻi
Oʻahu
Molokaʻi
Lānaʻi
Maui
Kahoʻolawe
Hawaiʻi
Natural Zones (Elevation in feet, Rainfall in inches)
Less than 150, 0 to 50 (Dry)
150 to 1000, 0 to 50 (Dry)
1000 to 1999, 0 to 50 (Dry)
2000 to 2999, 0 to 50 (Dry)
Additional Habitat Information
Pili is found on dry rocky cliffs, ledges or slopes close to ocean exposure.
Being displaced by alien grasses and shrubs, pili is not as common as in the past and seems to be disappearing in some areas, especially on Oʻahu and Molokaʻi."
information source: http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Heteropogon_contortus
Akule Hale mau'u Lāhainā Maui Hawaii
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November 2nd, 2017
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