Culture — Tuesday, September 8, 2009 11:09
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Hawaii in the year 2000 and Beyond
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 16:21
Share History The events of September 11, 2001 overshadowed and indeed, defined the turning of a new millennium. The world would mourn again when an accident on the space shuttle Columbia killed all seven astronauts upon re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. However, tragedy would give way to overwhelming triumph when Barack Obama was elected President [...]
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 [...]
The Hawaiian People
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 17:21
Share I always find it amusing that historians credit discoveries to explorers who landed on already occupied lands or islands. Do you know who discovered the Hawaiian islands? It was a group of sophisticated voyagers who traveled from the Marquesas Islands arriving around 600 A.D., populating the land they called their new discovery — Hawaii. [...]
Kokua Kalihi Valley
Thursday, August 6, 2009 4:00
Share The ancient Hawaiians, like most native peoples of the pacific islands, lived off of their land. They planted such foods as kalo (taro) and ulu (breadfuit) and raised livestock like the pua’a (pig). Yet, just as much as these ancestors took from the land, they also gave back to her. They nourished the ground [...]
Hawaii in the 1970’s
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:47
Share RememberWhen A rebirth and renewed interest in Hawaiian music, hula, language, traditional navigation and voyaging occurred in the 1970’s and is referred to as Hawaii’s “Cultural Renaissance”. Both the hula and voyaging—two significant foundations of the Hawaiian culture—experienced a special resurgence during the 70’s. Though begun in 1964, the Merrie Monarch (named after King [...]
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 [...]
Our Island Neighborhoods: Chinatown
Monday, June 29, 2009 2:00
Share Wafting up to greet you as you enter Honolulu’s Chinatown, is a heady mix of sweet char sui, fragrant flower lei and Chinese herbs and incense. Explore the area for a day and Hawaii’s diversity becomes palpable. Here, yesterday and today, meld. Old buildings stand next to new ones and yesterday’s immigrants from China [...]
Hawaii’s Graduation Tradition
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 16:31
Share Graduation Season In Hawaii Ceremonial gowns in a rainbow of colors, tears, well rehearsed verses of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and lei—lei piled up so high that it’s difficult to identify one graduate from another…and then there is the after graduation feast…these are the images of graduation island style. From preschool to college, graduation [...]
Sharing the Aloha Spirit Through Wagging Tails
Thursday, May 7, 2009 12:18
Share “Aloha Spirit” is the coordination of mind and heart within each person.” – Hawaii Revised Statute 5-7.5 In Hawaii, Aloha Spirit is law. It states that, “Each person must think and emote good feelings to others. The Aloha Spirit was the working philosophy of native Hawaiians, and presented as a gift to the people [...]
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