Hawaiian language

understanding of this Hawaiian male, Kimo Armitage successfully encourages Hawaiians to educate themselves to make a difference in Hawaii by revealing to us that with knowledge comes change. Through the use of symbolism, Armitage exploits the major…

Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Language should be a mandatory class for students in Hawaii. Students should take a Hawaiian language course in high school to gain knowledge about the first language spoken in Hawaii. Being that this is Hawaii and that it was the first language here, everyone should have some knowledge of the traits of their homeland. There have been many improvements made to better the language. It should be mandatory to keep our native language alive, gain some perspective of the…

famous for a vacation spot globally. However, one Hawaiian woman thinks that corporate tourism demolishes her homeland, Hawaii, culturally, economically, and politically. In Haunani Kay Trask’s article, “Lovely Hula Hands” (published in from A Native Daughter by the University of Hawaii Press, 1998), the author employs ethos, logos, and pathos to express her views about corporate tourism is degrading Hawaiian culture and dehumanizing the Hawaiian people’s way of living. In Trask’s article, the…

also how Iolani schools made such a big impact on the life of Hawaiians and the life on Hawaii. This school gave Hawaii’s people the chance to learn English so that they can communicate with the Westerners. The Hawaiian’s needed to communicate with the Westerners because the time that school was made was the time when the Westerners were trying to take over the Hawaiians and rule their lands. The Westerners wanted to teach the Hawaiians english so that they…

after that one trip it was a total commitment not to allow the island to die.” (Pang Y.B.) Hawaiian people believe that their ancestors came from the land, so it is very important in Hawaiian culture to care for that land that provided so much for them. The U.S government should take responsibility for stripping Kaho’olawe of its fertile sacred grounds. Kaho’olawe was the smallest of the major Hawaiian…

These Hawaiian Islands have been inhabited for centuries before the first ships sailed across the Pacific. Hawaiian Islands have been shrouded in mystery since their history had been passed along vocally for centuries. Hawaiian culture hasn’t changed drastically ever since they inhabited the islands, until European and American explorers discovered the islands. This pair interested me the most because both nations have two completely different identities, but the Hawaiian Islands later become…

One traditional proverb that captures the Hawaiian religious perspective towards the environment is, “He aliʻi ka ʻaina, he kaua ke kanaka.” The phrase literally translates as, the land is a chief, and the people are its servants,” which defines the relationship that Native Hawaiians have with their ecological environment. Prior to western contact, native Hawaiians structured their society around the ideology that the land they inhabited was their superior and that it was their responsibility to…

time that Mark Twain visited, there were about 60,000 Native Hawaiians living on the island. Previously, the population had been between 400,000 and 800,000. This dramatic decrease in population was due to exposure to new diseases brought over by Europeans. Although Americans did not cause this decline, they did play a large role in the loss of native Hawaiian culture. Mark Twain summed this up perfectly by stating "Although Hawaiians died due to European microbes, their culture will die due to…

Hula is the ancient way that Hawaiians tell their stories, pay reverence to nature, and unite mind, body, and spirit with all of creation. Hula and Mele are also a celebration of the beauty of the heart of the Hawaiian people, their love and aloha. Traditionally, hula has helped Hawaiians remember their origins and give thanks for all of the many natural wonders that share their world. Chants and hula carry on the legends and Hula brings forth the meanings of the chants, similar to how the form…

throughout the year. Today, this extravagant feast in Hawaii uses Hawaiian foods with a mixed assortment of international food. Some of the local favorites are; laulau, poke, lomilomi salmon, poi, and kaula pig, just to name a few. During a luau there are Tutus and Aunties cooking, Hawaiian music playing, and laughter fills the atmosphere. Family is important in Hawaii, as it is in other places, however, Ohana, which is the Hawaiian word for family, extends beyond the blood relatives to…