hawaii mid term Unit 1
According to the story, Wākea desired Ho'ohōkūkalani but did not want Papa to find out about his wishes. What is the solution that was provided by the Kahuna (religious priest)? Use the Hawaiian term and provide the translation.
'Aikapu
What is not emphasized in Polynesian lore and is considered a striking feature of Polynesian oral tradition?
A LACK OF EMPHASIS ON ORIGINATING LANDS
Name three failures that have led to unscholarly publications on these traditions.
A) FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERNAL HISTORICAL AND SYMBOLIC DYNAMICS OF THESE TRADITIONS, B) LITERAL MISINTERPRETATIONS, C) AND DELIBERATE INVENTED MATERIAL
: The Mō'ī is at the apex of the societal "triangle" as an intermediary between (BLANK) and the rest of (BLANK) (the people of Hawai'i)
AKUA, Lahiu
How does the author describe the views of people in a dominant position and how are these views perpetuated to then have significant consequences on their inferiors?
Derogatory or belittling behavior integral to relationships of dominance and subordination, wherein superiors behave in ways or say things that are accepted by inferiors, and in turn perpetuate the relationship
According to the author, "incest is by definition a formula for creating
Divinity
Where does lore pertaining to the natural world emanate from
FROM THE CREATION AND DEMIGOD TRADITIONS
Tane is the god of
Forests, and birds
In your own words, describe the significance and importance of genealogies to the Hawaiian people
Genealogies of Native Hawaiians god back to a familial relationship to mother earth and sky father
Akua
God - Land and Politics
Ali'i Nui
High Chiefs who take care of the Akua and Politics (moku puni)
What example(s) is/are given from the Papa and Wākea story that reflects this relationship
Hāloa (2nd child) - name honoring, maka'āinana, land management
Who are the children of Wākea and Ho'ohōkūkalani and whom does each child represent?
Hāloanakalaukapalili - Kalo (still born child who is buried and grows up to be kalo) Hāloa - Ali'i Nui; people of Hawaiʻi
AND WHAT FUNCTION OR USE DOES LORE HAVE?
IT IS TO DESCRIBE, TRACE AND DEFINE THE ORIGIN, EXISTENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL PHENOMENA
What specific idea regarding the origin of human life is the usual Polynesian tradition
Incest
According to the author, what event or action can be traced to the derogatory and belittling views of indigenous cultures?
Interactions with Europeans
What is the significance of the story of Papa, Wākea, and Ho'ohōkūkalani
It is the origins story of the people of Hawaiʻi
Konohiki
Land managers
Kaukau ali'i
Lesser Chiefs
Provide the name of a culture hero and the journey he/she is famous for
MAUI
Roʻo is a a (blank) god
Messenger
Did Europeans invent belittlement?
No
Failure, on part of the Mō'ī, on either path of mana was to prove to be outside the state of:
PONO
8. The path of Lono is the path of
Peace
Kahuna
Priests
Mālama means "to care" and 'Āina means "land". Mālama 'āina, "to care for the land," is a literal translation. What is the metaphorical relationship that this refers to the idea of reciprocity
Respect for elders. Older sibling, younger sibling relationship = familial relationship which is the 'Ohana (family) that nourishes
In Polynesia, who is the father and mother that is found as a common theme throughout Polynesia and all other gods are born from (gods of nature, sun, moon, planets, stars, and all life)? Pg 8
SKYFATHER AND EARTHMOTHER
What is the prevailing view that has been unwittingly propagated mostly by social scientists about Islanders?
Small island states and territories of the Pacific, all Polynesia and Micronesia, are much too small, too poorly endowed with resources, and too isolated from the centers of economic growth for their inhabitants ever to be able to rise above their present condition of dependence on the largess of wealthy nations
What do migration traditions contain?
TELL THE DEPARTURE FROM ISLANDS OF ORIGIN AND THE ARRIVAL, EXPLORATION, AND SETTLEMENT IN LOCALES. THEY ALSO CONSIDER THE DEEDS OF THE NAVIGATORS
What are "Culture Heroes"
THE CULTURE HEROES ACT AS INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN GODS AND HUMANS, TEST BOUNDARIES BETWEEN REALITY AND SUPERNATURAL, LIFE AND DEATH, DESCRIBING HEROIC JOURNEYS CONVEYING THE BOUNTIES OF CREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANS
Why are migratory traditions difficult to interpret?
THEY CONTAIN THE GREATEST MIX OF HISTORY AND SYMBOLISM
What is the purpose of lore?
TO ESTABLISH AND INVOKE MORAL CODES, AND REINFORCE THE LEGITIMACY OF EXISTING SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CUSTOMARY PRACTICES THROUGH THE REFLECTION OF THESE PRACTICES IN THE LORE
What are the names of the most well known, first order gods of Polynesia deities?
TU, TANE, TA'AROA, RO'O
What idea is the author bound to?
The notion of smallness
Give an example how language can be used as a tool to control and emphasize social and ethnic differences.
The use of "master" and "boy" to differentiate between European and indigenous
What does Epeli Hau ʻofa say about the views of from the level of national governments versus that from the level of ordinary people?
The views often differ markedly
What reason was given to explain why aristocracy in Tonga used belittlement with commoners?
To control and subordinate
The path of Kū is the path of
War
Tu is the god of
War, hunting, food cultivation
"On an elementary level, 'Aikapu is that which prevents the unclean nature of (BLANK) from defiling (BLANK) sanctity when they offer (BLANK) to the male Akua, and which is further observed on the (BLANK) nights of the four major male Akua."
Women, male, sacrifice, Kapu
Maka'āinana
Workers of the land (commoners)
Po'olua or "two heads" refers to
a child of a union with multiple parents (two female/1 male or 2 male/one female)
TA'AROA is the god of
ocean
Punalua literally "two springs" refers to
the parentage of child of a union with multiple parents (two female/1 male or 2 male/one female)
