Culture — Tuesday, June 22, 2010 23:22
Things that Entertained Us: Cecilio and Kapono
Give Hawaii Traditions on Girls’ Day
Monday, March 1, 2010 9:30
Share The local culture in Hawaii is a blending of the different ethnicities that have migrated to the islands. On Wednesday, March 3, along with the rest of the world, Hawaii will celebrate Hina Matsuri or Girls Day. This Japanese tradition has evolved into gift giving to daughters, nieces, and other special girls in ones [...]
Chinese New Year: The Year of The Tiger
Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:00
Share Ocean of Slippers, Hawaii Style Celebration Series Picking up my son from school last week, the familiar sound of beating drums and gongs grew louder and louder. And then, a flash of red and gold out of the corner of my eye— a colorful larger than life sized lion moving energetically through the school—ah [...]
Exploring the Pidgin Language
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:00
Share In Hawaii, you most commonly hear people speaking English, yet our state has another official language in our constitution—the islands’ native language, Hawaiian. It was not always this way. With the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 and the following annexation in 1898, the Hawaiian language was banned from the government and schools. [...]
Aloha Abroad: Kehaulani Wilson
Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:51
Share Aloha Abroad Hawaii Traditions seeks to acknowledge the ever-evolving local traditions, values, and culture of all of Hawaii. In our quest to learn more we’ve discovered that our traditions, values, and culture are appreciated and practiced all over the world. In our Aloha Abroad series, we acknowledge the people and organizations who help to [...]
Hawaii Culture: Portuguese Horseshoe
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 2:00
Share I’m not quite sure when this sport came about but, it’s definitely part of Hawaii’s culture. Being half Portuguese, and not meant to offend, the name of this rising sport is called “Portagee Horseshoe”. About 7 years ago I attended a barbecue at a friends house and he brought out (2) square wooden box [...]
Aloha Harvard
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 11:09
Share One of my most vivid memories of Freshman Week is very hungrily walking into Annenberg Hall with my parents and finding a poster for Aloha Harvard, the welcome back event of the year. I’m not sure if the welcome back event is Hawaiian-themed every year, but I was nevertheless pleasantly surprised to see this [...]
Chicago Group Looks to Set Ukulele World Record
Saturday, August 15, 2009 23:10
Share Ukulele Today, a new world record with ties to Hawaii’s culture could be set in — Chicago, Illinois at The Fest for Beatles Fans. The Fest organizers together with Wonderwall Music Shop and Emporium will gather a thousand ukulele players to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest ukulele ensemble. The effort [...]
Japanese Culture, Now Hawaii Traditions
Friday, August 14, 2009 0:11
Share After losing their crops in their hometowns, the first Japanese immigrants came to Hawaii in the mid 1800′s looking for a better way of life. Plantation work was very harsh with most of the immigrants returning to Japan at the end of their contracts. But, those that remained brought their culture that continues to [...]
The Art of the Hula
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 17:32
Share Hula The historic origins of the hula are as complex and graceful as the dance itself. The mythical stories vary and are specific to each island. Goddess Laka gave birth to the hula in Ka’ana on the island of Moloka’i where her remains are also buried. On the Big Island, legendary goddess Pele ordered [...]
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