HWST

Polynesia

"Many islands" (central and center pacific)

Palikapu Dedman

A person who is fighting for social draft because people who live on Kau live off the land

Identify aspects of the Haloa story that are connected to Kameeleihiwa's 3 traditional Hawaiian metaphors?

Aikapu to help Wakea to be with his daughtet

Opoa

Ancient religious center found in Havaii

Havaii

Asian/Tahitian island

Lli ili Hanau o Koloa

Birthing stone

Pwo

Captain

Malama aina

Care for the land

Kapapala Ranch

Center of the gathering place. They were identified where they came from by the Hala leis they wore

Melanesia

Dark island (this place has dark skin of ethinic groups)

Tumunui

Daughter of the king in to story of Rata

Hoohokukalani

Daughter to Papa and Wakea

Makahiki

Festival after a harvest

Fiji

Green's discovery place

Kanaloa

Hawaiian counter part of taoroa

Why did Mau Piailug share his knowledge of navigation in with the crew of Hokulea

He felt navigation was going to die

Haloanakalaukapalili

Hoohokukalani and Wakeas first child. He was born mass-less and died. They buried him and emerged into a kalo plant

Haloa

Hoohokukalani and Wakeas second child which became the first human of the world

Niaupio

Incest

Ali'i

King

Halawa

Kirchs discovery place(located in Molokai)

What are examples of 3 metaphors in traditional hawaiian society

Malama aina- perserve fishes Aikapu- separation from king and peasants Niaupio- hawaiian royalty pass on their blood by marrying their siblngs

Why does Mau travel the ocean? Why did the Hokulea sail?

Mau traveled for food and people of the island and connect with ancestor. Hokulea sailed to prove that the tradition of navigation was still alive and settling was not on accident

Raiatea

Modern name for Havaii

Papa and Wakea

Mother and father of the world

Mamaearohi

Mother of Rata. Sister of king navigators

Mau Piailug

Navigator from Stawal

Mo' olelo

Oral tradition stories

Maka'ainana

Peaseants

Satawal

Place in micronesia

West Fayu

Place where Mau Piailug sailed to get fish

Punaluu

Sacred beach. Beach with black sand and green sea turtle

Palu

Sailors

Kapu kau

Secret way of living. South bay of Big Island

Aikapu

Separate eating

Huahine

Sinoto discovery place

What kinds of information did Sinoto, Green, and Kirch add to the question of Polynesian navigating ability?

Sinoto- he found the big paddle, meaning long voyaging was built there (Huahine) Green- found the pottery art in Fiji which can be found in pottery art in Asia Kirch- found bones of animals in Haalava, meaning people settled at Haalava

Why does Mau travel the ocean? Why did the Hokulea sail?

Socializing, building canoes (workshops) and schooling

Rata

Son of Mamaearohi and Vaieroa. Killed 2 monsters of the sea expect for the short and long waves

What is one thing that is revealed about the polynesian voyaging tradition from each of the Tahitian mo'olelo, Ta'aroa, Terehe, and Rata

Taaroa- made stars for navigation Terehe- Menehune search for new homeland Rata- search for what happened to his uncle

Taaroa

Tahiti god created the world

Rumia

The egg that Taaroa emerged from

What are some differences between oral tradition and written tradition?

The giant clam

Tahiti nui

The giant fish

Hokulea

The name of the voyage that sailed in 1976 from Hawaii to Tahiti

Terehe

The person who disobeys the religious ceremony

Lapita pottery

The pottery art that linked the Polynesian people to the Lapitaisan people in Asia

According to Buck, what did Terehe's bathing during the ceremony represent in the moolelo of Tahiti and Havaii

The sign of going against the government

Why did Taaroa go back into the egg

There was no voice outside of the egg

Micronesia

Tiny islands (west pacific, north of Melanesia)

Why did Rata leave some of the monster in the ocean?

To give other navigators a challenge

What is the function of the Mo'olelo

To pass traditional culture

Kau Palehemo

Water hole

What are some differences between an oral tradition and a written tradition ?

Written tradition can be written into a book and has exact storytelling and oral tradition is the oldest form storytelling but is not always exact