The white sapwood represented enlightenment, and thus had many religious uses.
At some point a significant influx of Tahitian settlers landed in the Hawaiian islands, bringing with them their religious beliefs.
religion | Hawaiian Islands | Bad Religion | French Wars of Religion | Dean (religion) | Hawaiian language | Religion | Provost (religion) | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | Primate (religion) | Necker Island (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands) | Hawaiian Pidgin | Slavic religion | Religion in ancient Rome | Hilton Hawaiian Village | Confession (religion) | Ancient Egyptian religion | Schism (religion) | Roman religion | primate (religion) | Hawaiian Wedding Song | Hawaiian Eye | Freedom From Religion Foundation | dean (religion) | Chapter (religion) | chapter (religion) | Yoruba religion | state religion | Royal Hawaiian Band | Paradise, Hawaiian Style |