The
Kanaloa Logistics Officer Association was voted
on and confirmed as the name of the Hickam
Chapter Logistics Officer Association in June
2000. "Kanaloa" is a Hawaiian word and is said
to be the god of the ocean depths and land of
departed spirits. Kanaloa was endowed with
strong and weak human traits and considered the
eternal god. Today, Kanaloa is referred to as
the god of eternal hope and guidance, bestowing
understanding between all men and promising
eternal happiness.
Colonel Pamela Carter, PACAF/LGM, opened the
first official Hickam LOA (herein referred to as
Kanaloa) meeting on 9 Jun 00. Colonel Carter was
unanimously voted in as President, Kanaloa
Chapter and Colonel Stephen Ribbuffo, 15 LG/CC,
was unanimously voted in as Vice President.
Colonel Carter challenged the Chapter to build
our LOA based on three pillars:
- Networking and Fun
- Organization Purple: invited all services as
perspective members
- Give back to the Community
Recorded in September 2000 by Maj Axelbank.
The
Kanaloa Logistics Officers Association became
affiliated with the LOA National in November
2000. Colonel Carter challenged the membership
to become LOA National's largest chapter. As of
Feb 01, we are well on our way to achieving this
goal. On 2 Feb 01, General Lester Lyles, AFMC/CC,
spoke to the LOA membership during a luncheon at
the Hickam Officer's Club Daedalian room.
General Lyles remarked about the importance of
"logistics" today and stated that it is the most
important facet of our military's fighting
machine. General Lyles spoke about current
initiatives in the logistics community to
include the Chief's Logistics Review (CLR)
program and its affects on the future of
logistics. We were honored with the time Gen
Lyles spent with us and he answered all our
questions with candor. The LOA also voted in the
affirmative for two projects proposed by Col
Carter. The two projects are restoring a MIG-15
and having a fundraiser for the organization.
Recorded in February 2001 by Maj Axelbank
Kanaloa Logo
The
Kanaloa Chapter's emblem is unique to Hawaii's cultural
history. It depicts the mythical god, Kanaloa, in
the
sea with land forms on either side.
Like the Kanaloa god, our logistics members work from
the center of the Pacific, in concert with other
prominent partners, and have a legendary impact on those
who we work with on a continuous basis.
The emblem is encircled by blue, representative of the
skies that our great air force flies. The text merely
identifies our chapter.
About the Hawaiian God, Kanaloa
Kanaloa
is one of the four great gods of Hawaiian
mythology, along with Kāne, Kū, and Lono. He is
the local form of a Polynesian deity generally
connected with the sea. Roughly equivalent
deities are known as Tangaroa in Aotearoa,
Tagaloa in Sāmoa, Tangaloa in Tonga, and Taʻaroa
in Tahiti.
In the traditions of ancient Hawaiʻi, Kanaloa is
symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and
is typically associated with Kāne in legends and
chants where they are portrayed as complementary
powers (Beckwith 1970:62-65). For example: Kāne
was called upon during the building of a canoe,
Kanaloa during the sailing of it; Kāne governed
the northern edge of the ecliptic, Kanaloa the
southern; Kanaloa points to hidden springs, and
Kāne then taps them out. In this way, they
represent a divine duality of wild and taming
forces like those observed (by Georges Dumezil,
et al.) in Indo-European chief god-pairs like
Odin-Tyr and Mitra-Varuna, and like the popular
yin-yang of Chinese Taoism.
Kanaloa is also considered to be the god of the
Underworld and a teacher of magic. Legends state
that he became the leader of the first group of
spirits "spit out" by the gods. In time, he led
them in a rebellion in which the spirits were
defeated by the gods and as punishment were
thrown in the Underworld.
However, depictions of Kanaloa as a god of evil,
death, or the Underworld, in conflict with good
deities like Kāne (a reading that contradicts
Kanaloa and Kāne's paired invocations and shared
devotees in Ancient Hawaii) are likely the
result of European missionary efforts to recast
the four major divinities of Hawaiʻi in the
image of the Christian Trinity plus Satan. In
traditional, pre-contact Hawaiʻi, it was Milu
who was the god of the Underworld and death, not
Kanaloa; the related Miru traditions of other
Polynesian cultures confirms this.
Kanaloa
was a Hawaiian primordial god from antiquities,
and was the deity for the ocean, it's animals,
fresh water, salt water, and all the growth on
earth and in the sea. The whale is the largest
ocean form, and a majestic manifestation of
Kanaloa. From the ivory of this creature, the
highly prized niho palaoa was worn by the Ali`i
(Chiefs) of high rank. The scarcity and beauty
of the niho lei palaoa and its connection to
Kanaloa brought mana (spiritual power) to the
carver, to the pendant itself, and eventually to
the wearer of the pendant. The ALI`I possessed
this kinolau or body form of this great god,
would themselves acquire the characteristics,
intelligence and knowledge of the god.
Therefore, it would be advantageous for any
Ali`i to secure the ivory whale tooth of this
Kanaloa body form.
the
sea with land forms on either side.
Kanaloa
is one of the four great gods of Hawaiian
mythology, along with Kāne, Kū, and Lono. He is
the local form of a Polynesian deity generally
connected with the sea. Roughly equivalent
deities are known as Tangaroa in Aotearoa,
Tagaloa in Sāmoa, Tangaloa in Tonga, and Taʻaroa
in Tahiti.
Kanaloa
was a Hawaiian primordial god from antiquities,
and was the deity for the ocean, it's animals,
fresh water, salt water, and all the growth on
earth and in the sea. The whale is the largest
ocean form, and a majestic manifestation of
Kanaloa. From the ivory of this creature, the
highly prized niho palaoa was worn by the Ali`i
(Chiefs) of high rank. The scarcity and beauty
of the niho lei palaoa and its connection to
Kanaloa brought mana (spiritual power) to the
carver, to the pendant itself, and eventually to
the wearer of the pendant. The ALI`I possessed
this kinolau or body form of this great god,
would themselves acquire the characteristics,
intelligence and knowledge of the god.
Therefore, it would be advantageous for any
Ali`i to secure the ivory whale tooth of this
Kanaloa body form.
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