2015年3月6日 · All stories of the origin of the shaka begin with Hamana Kalili, a local of Laie. According to the Honolulu Star Bulletin, he lost his three middle fingers on his right hand to an …

It is also used as a nod of respect to Hamana Kalili, a native Hawaiian Latter-day Saint who, according to locals, is the founder of the popular sign. [ 19 ] In 2024, Filipino P-pop girl group …

Circa 1910, Hamana Kalili, a La ‘ ie, Oahu resident, lost three fingers while working at the Kahuku Sugar Mill. Despite his handicap, Hamana went on to become a seminal Kupuna (community …

2020年10月2日 · Who is Hamana Kalili, how is he forever linked to the famous Shaka sign from Hawaii and how he is honored at the Polynesian Cultural Center? Find out here!

As the story goes, that ubiquitous gesture traces its origins back to the early 1900s when Hamana Kalili worked at Kahuku Sugar Mill. His job as a presser was to feed cane through the rollers to …

Biographical information of Hamana Kalili, a fisherman from Laie, Oahau, Hawaii and reknowned originator of the famous shaka sign.

2002年3月31日 · But as to its origins, the prevailing local lore is that it originated with Hamana Kalili of Laie, who lost the middle three fingers on his right hand during an accident at the old …

2009年10月29日 · Hamana Kalili was a community leader who served as an LDS bishop and stake president. He portrayed Hawaiian King Kamehameha in the early Hukilau program. An …

The shaka’s most credible origin story hearkens back to a powerful fisherman and well-known Laie Latter-day Saint named Hamana Kalili (1882–1958). One day as he was pressing sugar …

In the parlance of surfers, it says, “Hang loose.” But to understand the true meaning of the shaka, you have to know the story of a La’ie local named Hamana Kalili. Hamana worked in the …