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Hawaiian CultureHawaiian Culture
By: Brittany Van Der LindenBy: Brittany Van Der Linden
The majestic and tranquil people of Hawaii is why I choose to do my report on the Hawaiian culture. This culture seems so peaceful and beautiful I decided I would love to understand their ways of living. The phrase Aloha Aina is one of the main foundations that the Hawaiian culture is built on. Aloha means Love of the land and this saying has been instilled through out their culture for generations and is why the Hawaiian people cherish their Hawaiian Islands so deeply. Aina means the land is the source of their food. They feel that the land is what gives them sustenance and Hawaii is what sustains them. Their beliefs are that they are walking on the Islands earth; they breathe its air, drink its water and eat the food that it provides. To them Hawaii is something that lives within them because they are using it resources to survive. If they corrupt their land then it would be like corrupting their selves. Hawaii is one of the most beautiful tropical places that you will ever visit. Throughout this presentation I will be exploring some of the great traditions of what this culture has.
They call the Hawaiian language Ōlelo Hawaii which is a Polynesian language, it’s name is from the biggest island located in the tropical North Pacific a chain of islands that have been formed tectonically, Hawai’i. In 1893 and 1840 the Hawaiian language was implimented as well as the English language by King Kamehameha III. As of 2000 there is only about .1% of navtive people that can acutally speak Hawaiian. This language is starting to become endagered so it’s important for the native people to keep this unique languge alive.There is also a local English that is spoken is Hawaii which is called the “Hawaiian Creole English”. This language originated from pidgin English and is some
times called “pidgin”, but this is not the Hawaiian language. The culture today is now a constant changing language which locals keep coming up with new slang.
The Hawaiian culture is centralized around music. The beginning of Hawaiian mele or chants was important to their culture because it helps them remember the myths of gods and the performance of powerful people. This is still a very popular tradition of Hawaii that they use to celebrate the Aloha Aina. Through out the history of the Hawaiian music there has been many transformations. Originally the instruments used were western string and Christian hymns, or himeni which was brought to Hawaii in the nineteenth century. Transformation began to play out in the twentieth century with new tourist industry, many musicians were hired hapa-haole (half Hawaiian- half English) composed a new tone. Also the steel guitar was founded in Hawaii by Joseph Kekuku a Schoolboy in Hawaii. Now there are well known music festivals that are held in Hawaii that bring together hula groups all across the world.
The history of Hawaiian food originates from Polynesian seafarers which arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in 300-500 AD. At first there was very few edible plants on the voyagers, there were few ferns and fruit that grew at high elevations. Food from voyagers was brought, they came with 27-30 plants, so that the Hawaiian Island could have a source of food, these foods were taro, sweet potatoes, coconuts, sugarcanes and yams. The Marquesans one of the first settlers came with breadfruit and Tahitians, which later introduced baking banana. The food that they had plenty of was limu, fish, shellfish and easy to catch Flightless birds that would leave behind eggs. In the Pacific Islands there was no meat for the Polynesian settlers besides bats and lizards so they had to bring pigs, chickens and dogs over on cargo ships. The pig became a religious sacrifice, which was
offered at many altars and eaten by priests and the rest of the religious community. Once the setters came to Hawaii their diets became very diverse and were made up of 130 different types of seafood and 230 types of sweet potatoes. Some of the food that was consumed by these people became extinct like land and sea birds. I would have to say my one of my favorite parts of the Hawaiian cultures is that men do the cooking. What I did consider different was that the woman food was cooked in a separate in an imu, the men and woman would not eat together. People still today use imus of cooking.
This culture is so unique with so much to learn, I feel like I have just began learning about this culture and can wait to learn more. Their way of life is like know other, so in touch with their land and surroundings. The land is like no other, with the tropic landscape and the breath taking views. The music and language that they speak has great beauty and history behind it. This culture is a great example of how to live off the land and respect the earth.
The beauty of Hawaiian CultureThe beauty of Hawaiian Culture
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“Our modern trails take us through amazing places, such as Pu'u Kukui, the summit of Mauna Kahalawai, the West Maui Mountains, with its forests near-pristine and its delicate understory protected from trampling by a wooden boardwalk. ”
Kaala VistaFvrt Kaala VistaFvrt
“The native forest of Ka'ala seems untouched by man, but it is an illusion, land managers have removed non-native weeds, fenced the plateau against the rooting of feral pigs, and in general worked extremely hard to make it look like human influence
is lacking!”
Mauna Kea Mauna Kea
“The moon rises up within the shadow of Mauna Kea as the sunset light paints the rest of the sky orange. Mauna Kea, or Mauna a Wakea, is one of the most sacred
peaks of the pae 'aina.”
Malama Mauna KeaMalama Mauna Kea
“Mauna Kea is a sacred place in Hawaiian culture. Its summit is the most sacred of all. In the eyes of many Hawaiians, human constructions on Mauna Kea's summit constitute a desecration of their deeply held cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs. These powerful sentiments lie at the core of all future deliberations over the use and management of Mauna Kea.” The Hawaiian Culture Committee
Hawaiian god KuHawaiian god Ku
rapanui_moai_sunset
“At the famous restored ahu at Anakena Bay on Rapanui, the moai stand in the red dusk.”
kii punohu kii punohu
“Carved images made out of spines of the punohu (slate pencil sea urchin) have only been recorded from a single fishing shrine on the island of Kaho'olawe. Here is a drawing of that one specimen:”
Native PlantsNative Plants
•TI PLANT (KI/LAU KI)"Wai 'apu lau ki" "Water in a Ti-leaf cup" ;
HIBISCUS (ALOALO/HAU)"Ka makani ha 'iha'i lau hau o Olowalu"
"The hau-leaf tearing in the wind of
Olowalu"
•BANANA (MAI'A)"He mai'a ke kanaka a ka la e hua ai""A man is like a banana tree on the day it bears its fruit"
PLUMERIA (MELIA) "Pu'upu'u lei pali I ka 'a' i"
"An imperfect lei, beautified by wearing"
lehuapapa adj lehuapapa adj
“In the cloud forests of the summit of the Ko`olau Mountains of O'ahu grows this rugose (rough) form of the 'ohi'a lehua, called lehua papa. Its textures are amazing and beautiful, and call me back up to the mountain tops. ”
Aia i kauku kahi o kamapuaaAia i kauku kahi o kamapuaa
“This is a digital version of a block print that I created a number of years ago. It depicts the pig demigod Kamapua'a, several of his kinolau (physical manifestations),
and symbols of Pele (the volcano goddess) behind him.”
Culture traditionsCulture traditions
Traditional Polynesian dancers performing near Waikiki beach, on Oahu.
Maui Fest Hawaii
Kamehameha Day Kamehameha Day
hula dancing at King Kamehameha's statue on Kamehameha Day
e ala e e ala e
“We chant in the sunrise at the pali of Nu'uanu.”
“Blowing the pu as the voyaging canoe Hokule'a arrives at Kaho'olawe”
Ka `Imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei Ka `Imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei
"E Mau Ke Ea, E Mau Ke Ola"Let the spirit live; may life and health flourish
Sam ecoczar lg Sam ecoczar lg
“a self-portrait on the Poamoho Trail, Island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. my "hat" is a native Hawaiian lobeliad, Trematolobelia macrostachys,
called koli'i in Hawaiian. It looks like a green 'fro or russian cossack hat.”
Hawaiian GirlHawaiian Girl
History of Hawaiian MusicHistory of Hawaiian Music
Hawaiian foodsHawaiian foods
Taro, Colocasia esculenta
The Taro was the most important plant that was brought to Hawaii because it was a main part of the Islands diet and is still a Island favorite.
Kukui foliage, flowers, and nut
Mashed nutmeats, sea salt were sometimes mixed with seaweed for special occasions or traditional feast.
Sweet potato Breadfruit (Artocarpusaltilis)
Ahi poke, raw ahi (yellow fin) tuna with chopped kukui nuts, green onions, red peppers, shoyu (soy sauce) and limu (seaweed) on a bed of red cabbage Mai Tai
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