HICKAM AIR FORCE BASEHICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii - Barbara Southworth, wife of Lt. Col. Aric Southworth, 13th Air Force, throws a spear during the O?oihe game portion of the 7th Annual Kapuaikaula (Hickam) Makahiki (Thanksgiving) festival Nov. 14 at Hickam Harbor. Local Hawaiian and Hickam officials gathered for the festival that involved a ceremonial arrival of canoes, spiritual offerings, five skills competitions and a feast to end the day. The games the guests took part in were Ulumaika (rolling a stone disk through two stakes); Moa Pahe'e (rolling the wooden darts between two wooden stakes); O'oihe (spear throwing at a banana tree stump); Kakala'au (fencing within a circle ten foot diameter circle); and Hakamoa (one-armed, one-legged wrestling symbolic of a chicken fight). Mrs. Southworth was named grand champions of the games. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young), Hawaii - Local Hawaiian and Hickam AFB officials gathered at Hickam Harbor, Hickam AFB, Hawaii on Nov. 14 for the 8th Annual Kapuaikaula (Hickam) Makahiki (Thanksgiving) festival. The festival involved a ceremonial arrival in canoes, spiritual offerings, five skills competitions and a feast to end the day. According to history texts, the Makahiki was started to honor Lono, the Hawaiian guardian of agriculture, rain, health and peace. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
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