Hawaiian kapu system

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Hawaiian legal system
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Queen_Kaʻahumanu
gptkb:King_Kamehameha_II
1819
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs kapu
taboo system
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:kahuna_(priests)
aliʻi (chiefs)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hawaiian kapu system
gptkbp:influenced Hawaiian social structure
Hawaiian religious practices
resource management in Hawaii
gptkbp:influencedBy Polynesian customs
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:prohibits men and women eating together
commoners entering sacred places
fishing during spawning seasons
overharvesting resources
touching the shadow of a chief
women eating certain foods
gptkbp:punishmentForViolation death
banishment
gptkbp:purpose regulate social order
define sacred and forbidden practices
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hawaiian_monarchy
Hawaiian religion
taboo (Polynesian culture)
gptkbp:symbolizes pūloʻuloʻu (kapu sticks)
gptkbp:usedBy Native Hawaiians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kamehameha_Tomb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6