Assertion: tiger shark | /r/HasProperty | sacred
Facets:
value: in native hawaiian belief
type: LOCATION
value: by some native hawaiians
type: OTHER
value: by the natives
type: OTHER
value: na ʻaumakua
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The tiger shark is considered to be sacred na ʻaumakua (ancestor spirits) by some native Hawaiians, who think their eyeballs have special powers of visual perception.
text: These species are hunted for their flesh, skin, liver, which contains a high level of vitamin A. in Hawaiian culture, the tiger shark is considered as sacred by the natives as they think the eyeball of these species possesses extraordinary powers of visual perception.
text: Scientists say that predators such as the tiger shark keep the ocean's ecosystem in balance, and in Native Hawaiian belief, tiger sharks are aumakua, or sacred guardian spirits.
text: They are considered to be sacred ‘