3rd highest alpine lake in United States Sacred to Native Hawaiians 10 telescopes on Mauna Kea Hawaiian graffitti | Aloha! A Culture History of Hawai’i By Hanna Beth “Po’o ‘Ele’ele” Blum and Chris “Kilika” Liang November 12, 2001 Wafted is the breath of the lau’e fern. The essence of the beloved waters alights like mist. Beloved is the covering of the sea spray, Drawing concealment listening, inquiring intently. The lehua of the misty face brings mist. The lehua of the misty face brings mist. The mist unafraid of the cold, The cold of the pathway of life. Mauna Hina is a pathway directing mankind. Perhaps it is just I who will succumb. Perhaps you and I, or the large assembly, will Succumb. Wait! Cold, just cold! Mapu ka hanu o ka laua’e Mapu noe ka poli o ka wai aloha Aloha I ke kapa ‘ehu kai, Hauki palai, huki, lohe, noi kahau. Noe mai la ka lehua makanoe. Noe ka lehua makanoe, Noe wiwo’ole I ke anu, Anu I ke ala kipapa ola e, Ala e kuhikuhi lima kanaka ‘o Mauna Hina e. E hina no paha ‘o wau wale no. E hina no paha e kaua, e ka’aha nui e. Alia lae! He anu, he anu wale no A Brief History of . | Aloha! A Culture History of Hawai’i By Hanna Beth “Po’o ‘Ele’ele” Blum and Chris “Kilika” Liang November 12, 2001 Wafted is the breath of the lau’e fern. The essence of the beloved waters alights like mist. Beloved is the covering of the sea spray, Drawing concealment listening, inquiring intently. The lehua of the misty face brings mist. The lehua of the misty face brings mist. The mist unafraid of the cold, The cold of the pathway of life. Mauna Hina is a pathway directing mankind. Perhaps it is just I who will succumb. Perhaps you and I, or the large assembly, will Succumb. Wait! Cold, just cold! Mapu ka hanu o ka laua’e Mapu noe ka poli o ka wai aloha Aloha I ke kapa ‘ehu kai, Hauki palai, huki, lohe, noi kahau. Noe mai la ka lehua makanoe. Noe ka lehua makanoe, Noe wiwo’ole I ke anu, Anu I ke ala kipapa ola e, Ala e kuhikuhi lima kanaka ‘o Mauna Hina e. E hina no paha ‘o wau wale no. E hina no paha e kaua, e ka’aha nui e. Alia lae! He anu, he anu wale no A Brief History of Hawai’i AD 500-700 – settled by Polynesians from the Marquesa Islands 11-14th centuries – Tahitians took over islands 300,000 Hawaiians lived on islands when Captain Cook arrived 1778 – Captain Cook landed in Waimea, Kaua‘i. 1810 – King Kamehamela unified islands for first time The Polynesian Islands More History get excited 1820 - First missionaries arrived from Boston 1835 - Established sugar cane plantations 1848 - King Kamehameha III proclaimed the Great Mahele (division), changing the concept of land ownership 1850 – Foreigners can buy land and work in sugar and pineapple plantations 1893 – Coup forces Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate thrown. Monarchy is overthrown 1894 – Republic of Hawaii is established 1900 – US annexes Hawaii and creates the Territory of Hawaii 1941 – Pearl Harbor bombing 1950 – Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the Union Mythology In the beginning Po – vast and empty land Spirit Keawe formed the sky and sun from Po’a, a single flame Transformed into Nawahine .
