Review of Yesterday ~ We covered so many topics because of your wonderful questions and desires to learn more. The information is posted here for you to return to anytime.
I would like to encourage you again to find articles or information that you would like to share or discuss with the class. Also please share ideas you have for activities, we will do our best to make it happen.
Talk Story ~ We learned that Hawaiians told stories to pass down generational information. Legends being passed down through a thousand or more years would alter. Just like playing telephone. Have you ever gone fishing and caught a fish? How big was that fish? I bet it was a lot smaller but we want to make our story more exciting and heroic.
Goddess of Fire
We asked the questions; Are these Legends real? Or? Are these tales to explain phenomenon of their time that they could not understand? Or are these tales to pass down heritage? We decided as a class that all are true. After Kumu told the story of taking
pork over the Pali, some Students said they wanted to challenge that legend. This is a brave act. Where ever there was discovery, their was someone brave enough to seek it out! Some Students shared legends from their own Culture;
La Llarona ~ Good job!
Hawaiian Words;
Keiki Kane ~ Boy
Keiki Wahine ~ Girl
A hui hou ~ Good-bye
Aloha ~ Hi and Good-bye
We talked about the Battle of
Nu'uanu and the fact that Kamehameha was strong in his fight because of the firearms he had from Foreign allies.
We talked about
Captain Cook and the confrontation which cost him his life and the aftermath.
While listening to wave sounds, we closed our eyes to imagine we were standing on the beach looking out to the ocean. We had to leave and find another place to live. We had 3 options; Canoe, Surf board or just jump in and swim. The purpose of this exercise was to determine our comfort level with facing a difficult task. There is no wrong answer, you merely had to listen to yourself.
We talked about the Hawaiian belief that every living thing was governed by a Spirit that we must revere. I have come to understand that this means we should show reverence and respect to living
things.
We passed around the Ipu and learned that it was once a vegetable that grew in a garden and now makes music.
Ipu
Students again were helpful, inquisitive and participated in discussion. Also Students requested further knowledge and understanding ~ Mahalo
