Hawaiian folk music is a traditional music in Hawaii which includes several varieties of chanting‚ called mele‚ and the music meant for highly-ritualized dance‚ called hula. It was functional‚ used to express praise‚ communicate genealogy and mythology and accompany games‚ festivals and other secular events. Language and text meaning are important determinants of Hawaiian music. Mele or chanting was the poetry that could be brought into existence only through music. It is simple in melody and rhythms
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The first missionaries arrived to the Hawaiian Islands in 1820 and made a lot of changes to Hawaii when they arrived‚ both good and bad. When the missionaries arrived to the islands they thought of the natives as savages. They all needed to become converts to followers of Christ‚ drop their own beliefs and pick up new ones. They also sought out to “civilize” the natives‚ by teaching them how to read and write‚ sing and Christianize them. Hiram Bingham and Asa Thurston were the first of many missionaries
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HAWAIIAN CULTURE HISTORY On January 18‚ 1778 Captain James Cook and his crew‚ while attempting to discover the Northwest Passage between Alaska and Asia‚ were surprised to find the Hawaiian Islands so far north in the Pacific. He named them the "Sandwich Islands". After the discovery by Cook‚ other Europeans and Americans came to the Sandwich Islands. The earliest settlements in the Hawaiian Islands were made by Polynesians who traveled to Hawaii using large double-hulled canoes. They brought
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Is Hawaiian Sovereignty Something That Can Be Afforded? "If all of this seems long ago and far away‚ it is worth remembering that the past is never past." (Faulkner cited in Ellison‚ P.274) Many different groups today are seeking the sovereignty of Hawaii. The reason being that these mostly Native Hawaiian groups feel that they suffered a severe injustice when they were annexed into the United States against their own free will. They feel that since they were treated like objects rather
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America raw materials to fuel production‚ and land for a growing population. Captain Cook * Came Hawaii in search of Northwest passage * Arrived 1778 and named Hawaii Sandwich Isles * Died February 14‚ 1779 in Kealakekua bay Hawaii The Hawaiian Kingdom Kamehameha Domain * Kamehameha I (KI) is from Hawai’i and is the first King of Hawai’i. * In 1795 the battle of Nu’uanu was fought for the dominance over the archipelago. * King Kaumuali’i was Mö’i of Kauai and his kingdom was
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Main Point 1: Marriage 1. Marriage is a very important factor in the Hawaiian culture‚ today I will tell you about the traditional clothing‚ the superstitions in marriage‚ and other key traditions in a wedding ceremony. A. The Hawaiian traditional attire is a very important element in the wedding. 1. Flowers are a big cultural tradition with Hawaiians. a. The bride and groom both wear beautiful leis which are necklaces made of flowers‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ and other plant material
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Sucker Punch is the story of a tragically beautiful and vulnerable young woman‚ who is assigned to an institutional asylum after her intent to save her younger sister inadvertently leads to a horrible conclusion. The chiaroscuro lighting underlines an appropriately sinister backdrop of grief and loss in charting the bleak trajectory of this character. The light in Sucker Punch‚ becomes it’s own sinister character. From the incessant lightening outside‚ to the very specific 50’s style recessed
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The Hawaiian centipede has a unique physical structure‚ dwells in a wet/dark habitat‚ and has a caring yet volatile reproductive cycle. This creature is an introduced species to Hawaii but has propapated itself here for about 79 years. Our environment is an ideal home for its physical‚ physiological‚ and reproductive needs. Though they are not the cuddliest animals around they are vivacious survivors with astounding characteristics. The centipede’s body is well suited for its home. Its 21-23 pairs
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Mark Twain once described the Hawaiian Islands as “The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean”. Hawaii is the most unique of the states of America. To further understand the geography of Hawaii‚ one must understand how Hawaii was formed‚ how Hawaii was populated‚ and understand what Hawaii came to be today. To begin‚ Hawaii is the longest chain of islands in the world. It was originally formed by a fissure more than 1600 miles long that lies along the floor of the Pacific Ocean
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A small town Hawaii boy can make it big by focusing and accomplishing on dreams that they have and hard work. If you work hard than you can earn your reward by being successful in life. In the story redheaded Hawaiian Rudy grew up as a kid who was forced into labor with his dad and catching fish for his family and doing stupid things like get drunk and beat times for shotgunning a beer can. At first he was struggling in school and not doing so good and not wanting to go to college. But what he also
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