The Poi Pounder: The Mistake In My Hawaiian Culture

The Poi Pounder Poi pounders are a powerful tool used in my Hawaiian culture . Poi pounders start off as an ordinary rock, like how I was born at birth. An ordinary child , The pedestal which is the bottom of the pounder , represents what holds me and my knowledge. The core represents how my family shaped me into the person I am today , and the top represents my religion. Starting from the bottom of the poi pounder , the pedestal represents my knowledge and what holds me . In my culture we have respect for everyone. If my family and I are at a gathering or anyplace and we see someone we know we respectfully approach and give them hugs and kisses as it’s done in my culture. My Hawaiian culture has a way that we call one another , we don’t call others by their names . Unlike others , people call each other by Mrs or Mr. or by their first name . In my culture we have a way that we call each other . Whether they were a family friend or just a friend , We call them by auntys or uncles even cousins . I personally call my parents friends auntys and uncles , and their kids my cousins . …show more content…
Over the years , my family taught me right from wrong , they accepted the mistakes and failures I’ve made in life . They grew with me and helped me , they supported me in everything. They shaped me into being a well behave , smart , intelligent , respectful , caring person. I grew up with different types of customs , When we would enter someone’s home we remove our shoe wear because it’s respectful. Other things that we do in my culture is giving back to the Aina which is the land , We do this in the meaning of respect . In my culture , when you are invited to someone’s home for dinner or a gathering , we don’t show up empty handed . We present gifts , Food