Hawaii is the fiftieth and final state that has joined the United States of America. It has untamed oceans and jungles. Animals roam the beautiful, picture perfect landscape. The people who lived on the islands have had a culture that extended from the Polynesian islands to the western and southern edges of Asia. They respected the land, ocean, and everything that it provided. Their religion is polytheistic, which means they believe in many gods. Behind the beautiful scenery of islands, there is a whole culture that many people are unknown to. The culture is full of legends and myths about their gods and how the islands came to be. The islands are volcanic rock that came up from underwater volcanoes. The Big Island is the youngest of
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The most popular are Maui, the demi-god who brought the islands up from under the ocean, and Pele, the goddess of fire, lightning and volcanoes. These gods have helped bring the beliefs of the Hawaiian people into the light. Ku, the god of war, has helped the Hawaiians went they went to battle with each other. They also prayed to Lono, the god of agriculture, whenever they had a good harvest in crops. Whenever they had a good haul of fish from the ocean, they prayed to Kanaloa, the god of the sea. The many ruler and creator of the islands and everything to them was Kane. The god Kane was the god of creation. They prayed to him every day and thanked him for giving them another day to live. The gods were made into an item known as tikis so that the Hawaiian people could worship and give offerings too. The original tikis were made completely of stone or large koa logs and took many days to complete. The gods that were made into tikis were mostly Ku, Lono, Kanaloa, and Kane. These four were the most important gods in the Hawaiian culture because each provided something that mostly benefited the Hawaiian people. Nowadays, tikis are made of of wood and could be found in gift shops across Hawaii. The legends and myths were ways of documenting history for future
The most popular are Maui, the demi-god who brought the islands up from under the ocean, and Pele, the goddess of fire, lightning and volcanoes. These gods have helped bring the beliefs of the Hawaiian people into the light. Ku, the god of war, has helped the Hawaiians went they went to battle with each other. They also prayed to Lono, the god of agriculture, whenever they had a good harvest in crops. Whenever they had a good haul of fish from the ocean, they prayed to Kanaloa, the god of the sea. The many ruler and creator of the islands and everything to them was Kane. The god Kane was the god of creation. They prayed to him every day and thanked him for giving them another day to live. The gods were made into an item known as tikis so that the Hawaiian people could worship and give offerings too. The original tikis were made completely of stone or large koa logs and took many days to complete. The gods that were made into tikis were mostly Ku, Lono, Kanaloa, and Kane. These four were the most important gods in the Hawaiian culture because each provided something that mostly benefited the Hawaiian people. Nowadays, tikis are made of of wood and could be found in gift shops across Hawaii. The legends and myths were ways of documenting history for future