What I have been taught by my grandparents was that that each family had their own profession in old Hawai’i. It was the responsibility of the father to care for the physical well being of his family by means of work. To be sure the the proper spiritual rituals had been taken cared of, and to be sure the the children were educated properly. Such care did not just mean work out side of the home but also meant to cook and to clean. Women had the heavy responsibility to birth and care for the spiritual and emotional well-being of their children. Being sure that they understood the purpose of life and their role in it as well as their responsibility to their family, their people and their Akua. The wife always had the respnisibility to help and sustain her husband in any situations that were possible under spiritual and political standings. That is to my understanding the basic layout to the roles of men and women in ancient Hawai’i.

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