Nā Mea Kaua
Ka'ane
A strangulation cord used in combat. The natural fiber, square braided cord is attached to a Kauila wood handle.
Ma'a
sling made of Wauke bark or paper mulberry plant.
Used to cast a hard stone.
Hawaii Maʻa / Sling
Pohaku Newa Stone clubs
used in hand to hand fighting.
Leimano
Shark teeth lashed with natural cordage to a wooden paddle.
Turtle shell ring lashed with shark tooth
A small weapon concealed on the finger of a warriors hand used in close combat.
This is how the spinning 'Īkoi is defended against using a kookoo.
Ikoi- used to cast out and wrap the adversary binding the legs, arms and neck. The wahine warriors were very skillful in its use . The length of the brained olona cordage was from 25 feet and longer.
This mea kaua is fiited around the hand and used to slash tissue. Shark teeth from the mano are pegged into the wooden handle with native hard woods such as kauila, koaia, uhiuhi.
Uhiuhi Wood-
wood spike concealed in the hand
Pohaku newa. Head of club is of dense stone shaped to fit a wooden handle and lashed with aha fiber. Used in close combat to strike bone and joints.
Pohaku Newa used as a hand club.
Bill of a fish used as a dagger, known as A'u ku. Very hard bone
Leimano made of uhiuhi. Niho pegged in wood.
Leimano made of old Mamane wood.
Laau of Ohia Lehua
Lei Puu- wrapped around the lima.
Ku'ia- about 6 feet long with bladed ends. Made of hard wood. These are of Ohia Lehua.
Variety of mea used in pre contact Hawaii
