| The makau holds the past while grasping the thread of the future. In Hawaii it is the central philosophical and spiritual symbol. It symbolizes the connection between heaven and earth. "Cast a hook in the ocean and partake in the gifts from below....so we may be physically sustained on our life's journey. Cast a hook and catch a star in the heavens....so that we may partake of the collective ancestral wisdom and be spiritually sustained." Sam Ka'ai, Crew Member Hokule'a, 1980 |
| THE MAKAU (THE HAWAIIAN FISHHOOK) |