General Flashcards

1
Q

How many islands are there in the Hawaiian archipelago?

A

138

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2
Q

What kind of island makes up most of the Hawaiian archipelago?

A

Atolls

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3
Q

What are the three regions of the Pacific Rim?

A

Micronesia
Melanesia
Polynesia

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4
Q

Who was the first Hawaiian scholar?

A

David Malo

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5
Q

How did David Malo become the first Hawaiian scholar?

A

Sent to US by missionaries and returned to tell people to adopt the ways of the Christians.

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6
Q

Who was the first Hawaiian historian?

A

Samuel Kamakau

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7
Q

How did Samuel Kamakau become the first Hawaiian historian?

A

Sent to US by missionaries and returned to tell people to keep their ways and not abandon their culture.

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8
Q

Who are the four major Hawaiian gods?

A


Lono
Kane
Kanaloa

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9
Q

What is the “Hawaiian concept of time”?

A

Based on your birthday and your geneology.

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10
Q

What is ‘Aikapu?

A

Sacred Eating

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11
Q

What is the relationship between Papa and Wakea?

A

half brother

half sister

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12
Q

What is the native name for New Zealand?

A

Aotearoa

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13
Q

What is the chant to honor Kalaninuiamanao and the creation of life?

A

Kumu Lipo

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14
Q

Epeli Hau’ofa is the writer of what?

A

Our Sea of Islands

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15
Q

The first Ni’aupi’o mating was between who?

A

Wakea and Ho’ohokukalani

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16
Q

What is the Hawaiian term for geneology?

A

Mo’oku’auhau

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17
Q

Who was the Kalo Fetus?

A

Haloanaka

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18
Q

Which three islands form the triangle?

A

Hawai’i
Aotearoa
Rapanui

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19
Q

Who is Papa?

A

Earth Mother

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20
Q

What mountain are the telescopes of Hawai’i on?

A

Mauna Kea

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21
Q

What does ABCFM stand for?

A

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

22
Q

Who is Lono?

A

The god of fertility (both land and people)

farmers pray to Lono

23
Q

Who is Kane?

A

The god of humans

24
Q

Who is Kanaloa?

A

The god of ocean

fisherman pray to Kanaloa

25
Q

Who is Kū?

A

The god of war

26
Q

What are women forbidden to eat?

A

Coconut (Niu)
Banana (Mai’a)
Red Fish
Pig (Pua’a)

27
Q

What are the nine consonants in Hawaiian?

A
H
K
M
N
L
W
P
'
(the bar thing)
28
Q

What is the name and rank of ‘Umi’s father?

A

Liloa

sacred high chief

29
Q

Who is ‘Umi’s mother?

A

Akahiakuleana

30
Q

What was Kaleioku to ‘Umi?

A

his attendant

Kahukanau

31
Q

What was the gift from Liloa to Akahiakuleana and her husband for raising ‘Umi?

A

Ahupua’a of Kealakaha

32
Q

Who were the old men who were mistreated by Hakau?

A

Nunu
Kokohi
(brothers to Kaleioku) EC

33
Q

What jewel did ‘Umi have that there is only one of and belonged to Liloa?

A

Palaoa of chieftanship

(ivory pendant) EC

34
Q

What does Ho’okama mean?

A

adopted

35
Q

‘Umi replaced him as the paramount chief of Hawai’i island.

A

Hakau

(half brother) EC

36
Q

Which of ‘Umi’s sons was the fastest runner?

A

Pi’imaiwa’a

37
Q

When did the first printing of Hawaiian occur?

A

1822

(2 years after arrival of missionaries) EC

38
Q

To speak Hawaiian you must (blank).

A

think hawaiian

39
Q

The way to communicate between plantation workers was?

A

Pidgin

40
Q

The difference between Hawaiian and the rest of the Polynesian language?

A

they have more letters

41
Q

What is the correct spelling of the word that means pidgin?

A

Creole

Cre’ole means people

42
Q

According to Pondering Pidgin, when was pidginized Hawaiian developed?

A

early 1800s

43
Q

The names of the gods in the cook islands?

A
Rongo
Tangaroa
Tane
Tū
(Rongo and Tangaroa are dominant)
44
Q

One of the offerings to the gods in the cook islands?

A

first bunch of coconuts from favorite tree
first child
first fish caught
(any over 1 is EC)

45
Q

In Hawai’i, the two gods that the cook islanders think are dominant?

A

Tangaros

46
Q

Word for chief in the cook islands?

A

Ariki

47
Q

Where did the bones get dug up from the movie?

Na Wai E Ho’ola I Na Iwi

A

Honokahua, Maui

48
Q

Why were the bones dug up?

Na Wai E Ho’ola I Na Iwi

A

to build a hotel

for the sand for the gold course

49
Q

How many islands were represented in the protests?

Na Wai E Ho’ola I Na Iwi

A

three (besides Maui)
O’ahu
Hawai’i
Molokai

50
Q

What was the main phrase used in the protests?

Na Wai E Ho’ola I Na Iwi

A

Enough is enough

51
Q

How many bones were dug up?

Na Wai E Ho’ola I Na Iwi

A

870