HWST Exam 2
Who is the chant named after?
Kalaninuiʻīamamao
Schools of Traditional Knowledge were taught at temples in the presence of the gods. South of the equator, these temples are known as ________. In Hawaiʻi, they are known as _________.
Marae; Heiau
Why were the Heiau Koʻa important?
They brought life to the land through the abundance of food
What was the essence of the images outside the north or right wall?
They essence of the images on the north/right wall were male
In the 13th Wā of the Kumulipo, we learn that Haumea slept with Kanaloa and their descendants - the ________ clan - went to live in every corner of Hawaiʻi-nui-akea.
Maui
The descendants of Tane and Hineahuone increased until the time of what?
Maui
Waihau ipu-o-Lono Heiau
They were comfortable, built by the makaainana after the chief built his first
Kuʻula / Koʻa
They were for fishing, built all around the land.
Wahihau, hale-o-Papa
They were for the chiefesses, for the good of women and children, for the benefit of the land
Luakini poʻokanaka Heiau
They were large, built along the coast and mountains, only for the paramount chief of the moku
Hale ipu-o-Lono Heiau
They were meant to inspire rain
What was the purpose of Heiau?
They were sacred places of worship
Pohaku-o-Kane
They were single stones set up in commemoration of Kane to make offerings for a wrong doing
Were the heiau for the people smaller or larger in comparison to those built by the chiefs?
They were smaller in comparison to the chiefs
Who did Maui serve as a role model and which member of the family and why?
To junior children, the youngest born so that they could succeed in life regardless of their birth order
According to the Kumulipo, how many generations does it go back?
900 generations
What kind of heiau was a luakini?
A heiau for human sacrifice
The English name for this star constellation known as Orion, but also widely known as _____.
Atea
When the sun passes directly over the equator, the days and nights are equal length. This happens twice a year and is called an ________.
Equinox
Two examples of the successes of Maui
He fished up the land and he slowed the passage of the sun
What is the Hawaiian word for a sacred gathering place of worship or a stone built temple in Hawaiʻi?
Heiau
How often did the people of old pray?
All the time
What was the essence of the images outside of the south or left wall?
The essence of the images on the south/left wall were female
Who is Pōʻele?
The female entity of black night who mates with the male entity, Kumulipo
Where was the first Heiau built?
Waolani, Nuʻuanu
What is the traditional navigational name of Polynesia?
Hawaiinuiakea
What did Take not tell Hinetiitama?
He did not tell her that she was his daughter
What was the purpose of the Heiau Koʻa?
They were fishing shrines
How many Wā are described in the Kumulipo?
16
How many lines are in the Kumulipo?
2,000
What shapes were the Heiau built in?
All kinds of shapes
Which island nation in Polynesia are the Maori from?
Aotearoa
The northern imaginary line that marks 23.5 degree above the equator is known as the Tropic of ________ or the Ke Alaʻula a Kane.
Cancer
The southern imaginary line at 23.5 degree below the equator is known as the Tropic of ________ or Ke Ala Maʻaweʻula a Kanaloa.
Capricorn
Where were the Heiau Koʻa built?
Close to the beach or in seacoast caves
What kind of chant is the Kumulipo?
Cosmogonic
Hawaiian traditions from the Kumulipo teach us how we, the descendants of Haumea and Kanaloa, are united by __________. It is because of the _________ Alliance that we find newly identical gods, prayers, and rituals everywhere in Hawaiʻi-nui-akea.
Genealogy; Hau-atea
What was the main thing prayed for by the people of Hawaiʻi?
Good health
What is the name of the ritual or ceremony that was observed for obtaining the timber for the houses and for the main kiʻi?
Haku ʻOhiʻa
What is the name given for each of the three rituals observed in the construction of a Heiau?
Haku ʻOhiʻa, ʻAha Kaʻi, and the Honors Rituals
The ________ alliance was a religious-political alliance between all of the cousins in ____________ including Hawaiʻi, Rapa Nui, and Aotearoa, and all of the islands within that triangle.
Hau-atea; Hawaiinuiakea
One of Haumeaʻs daughters is ______, the goddess of the _____. It is her that teaches us about the movement of the moon, the ebb and flow of the ____, and the prediction of _____ throughout the year.
Hina; moon; tides; weather
Who did Take fashion out of earth and breathe the life force mauri into the nostrils and mouth?
Hineahuone
The general term for a sacred temple or gathering place found in French Polynesia and Aotearoa is ________.
Marae
What was the hardest work in making a Heiau?
Laying the stones
The priests of Taputapuatea were called ________ and _______ and they tended to the religious teaching in the islands in their general ______.
Paoa-uri; Paoa-tea; regions
What family name can be found throughout Hawaiinuiakea that refers to a family of navigators?
Paʻao
Wherever Atea travels, he mates with the local earth mother and populates the land. The union of sky and earth produce the ____________ everywhere in Hawaiʻi-nui-akea.
People of the land
What does phenomenological mean?
Phenomenology is a movement in philosophy that is promoting an understanding of the relationship between states of individual consciousness and social life.
Laniākea, a popular surf spot, is also the name of the island in French Polynesia known as __________. Both mean Sky of Atea.
Raʻiatea
What happened after Hinetiitama found out who her father was?
She descended into Rarohega and became Hinenuitepo, the goddess of death
When the Tropic of Cancer is closest to the sun, it marks one of the solstices of the year known to us in the northern hemisphere as the ________ solstice.
Summer
The knownledge of Tāne is important because one cannot navigate without knowledge of the movements of the _____; where it rises on the horizon in a different spot as it travels from south to north and returning south across the equinox.
Sun
The equinox and solstices mark the passage of ______ and _________.
Sun; season ( time)
Who are Hinetiitamaʻs parents?
Tane and Hineahuone
Who accomplished the task of separating earth and sky?
Tanemahuta
According to the great Tahitian academic Teuira Henry, which temple did the ancestors in large double hull canoes bring everyone to?
Taputapuatea
The name for the famous navigational center or sacred temple in Raʻiatea, French Polynesia is __________.
Taputapuatea
The temple name of __________ and its gods, priests, rituals, prayers, and even design are found on many islands of Hawaiʻi-nui-akea.
Taputapuatea
At ________ divine knowledge of navigation, medicinal plans, healing, and resource management were taught.
Taputapuatea.
The most famous temple in Hawaiʻi-nui-akea is the ___________, located at the center of our ancestral _______ alliance and religion of navigation, at _________.
Taputapuatea; Hauatea; Hawaiki
Which god disagreed the most and what element of nature was he god of?
Tawhirimatea, the god of winds
What the did separation of earth and sky bring into being?
Te Aomarama, the world of light
What are the three Maori states of existence?
Te Kore - the void Te Po - the dark Te Aomarama - the world of light
What did Te Aomarama bring into being?
The abode of human beings
Who was responsible for building large heiau for human sacrifice?
The chiefs
What was the separation of the earth and sky first thought to be an example of?
The first misdeed of creation
What else was brought into the world with the letting of light in?
The knowledge of good and evil
How was the gods disagreement over the separation of their parents played out in the Maori story of creation?
The war of the gods
Which brother was Tawhirimatea unable to vanquish and what element was the brother god of?
Tumatauenga (Tu), the god of war and ancestor of man
Who lived in the first Heiau?
Wakea guys
In Hawaiʻi, the earthly and celestial equator is known as Ka Piko o ________. This correlates to the first star in the Belt of _______ that rises at 0 degrees _____ and its passage bifurcates the night into the ____________ and ___________ hemispheres.
Wakea; Orion; east; northern; southern
When the Tropic of Capricorn is closest to the sun, it makes one of the solstices of the year known to us in the northern hemisphere as the ________ solstice.
Winter
What two solar events did the alignment of the temple walls seem to refer to?
Winter and summer solstice
