Research Paper On Polynesian Culture

The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was the end of the Hawaiian monarchy and officially became part of the U.S. territory in the 1900s. The people who had overthrown the kingdom were originally called the Hawaiian League. They were a group of planters and businessmen who wanted to control the Hawaiian Kingdom they eventually changed their names to the Annexation Club then to the Committee of Public of Safety. After they had overthrown the Hawaiian monarchy, they created a provisional government to lead the Hawaiian kingdom. Afterwards, on January 12, 1898, Hawaii was officially annexed to the United States. The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom negatively impacted the Hawaiian Kingdom because it made Queen Liliuokalani give up her throne, took the independence of Hawaii, and changed the voting

According to Clark (1986), Polynesians brought domesticated pigs, dogs, and chickens as food sources along their voyage. The pig was an important food source to Native Hawaiian Society. They would feed and fatten the pig and cook it on taro. It was also a sacrificial offering in the Hawaiian Kingdom. The sacrificing of the pig symbolized purification through feasting. In modern society, the Luau is a feasting event that has been a universal form for celebrating the Hawaiian culture.

The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom led to Hawaii being annexed to the United States. The overthrow involved many people and groups who supported Hawaii being annexed, such as Lorrin Thurston and The Committee of Safety. However, there were also many people who were against it including, Robert Wilcox, James Blount, and Aloha Aina. The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom happened on January 17, 1893, where the provisional government took over and declared martial law in Hawaii. The Hawaiian Kingdom was officially annexed by the United States on August 12, 1898. The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was unjustified because King Kalakaua was forced to sign the Bayonet constitution of 1887 which took all the power away from him and the monarchy.

Known for their amazing choreography and graceful movements, the Polynesian Club is back to entertain the CHHS students and public to share the Hawaiian culture with us. The yearly Luau is organized by an incredible club that has a chance to show off their moves and costumes with a dinner show besides their performances that they have throughout the year at the rally’s. This club has been raising money to give their attendees a great experience. The cost of this event is $10 per person that includes some delicious Hawaiian food that will be served at the CHHS Center Ice, also there will be a great chance to win a raffle basket along with an awesome performance that will be presented in the large gym. This fun luau will be open to everyone on

For this research paper, I chose the population of Native Hawaiians. Native Hawaiians have some of the most interesting and unique cultural norms, and unique language and a strong agricultural system. I chose to research the Native Hawaiians because I have family that are full Native Hawaiian, I do not know much about the population and I have never been there. I have always been interested in the Hawaiian islands and what they have to offer to the locals and year-round tourists. With this paper I want to explore the language, culture, the agricultural system, health and elders.

Hawaiian Mythology has a very long and rich history. One way Hawaiian Mythology is unique is that they communicate their legends, traditions, and myths orally. This limits outsiders from being able to fully grasp the culture. As a result, this aspect of Hawaiian culture creates a special bond and understanding between members of the Hawaiian culture. A significant part of Hawaiian culture is Hawaiian worship.

The Polynesian Club is a very well known club at Chino Hills High School, so I felt that everyone should know a bit more about it. To find out more about the subject I sought help from Adrian Bagro, a junior officer in the club. For those who do not know, Polynesian Club is a Hawaiian dance club that uses Polynesian moves. They use these moves to create dances to perform at events like luaus. The members of Poly meet at the modules and practice from 3:00 to 5:00 on Thursdays. Later in the year they begin to have practices on Saturdays at Alterra Park from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., as the year progresses there are also practices on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:00. They have their meetings on Tuesday’s during lunch in room 244. I asked Adrian why he joined,

The Polynesians were not evacuated during the nuclear tests and many suffered from radiation exposure. European settlement greatly hindered the progress of Polynesian society. Cultural advancement only started again once the Europeans allowed the Polynesians to follow their own beliefs and way of

1. The impact is that people who migrate bring money back to the village. Along with the money they also bring new cultural ideas and myths about the places they’ve traveled.

The word Aloha in the Hawaiian culture can mean hello or goodbye. It also means love and affection. This word is also used as a symbol, not just any old word, and I will tell you why. The literal meaning of aloha is “the presence of breath” or “the breath of life.” It comes from “Alo,” meaning presence, front and face, and “ha,” meaning breath. Aloha is a way of living and treating each other with love and respect. There is also a law in Hawaii called the Aloha Law. By definition, it is the coordination of mind and heart within each person. It brings each person to the self. Each person must think and emote good feelings to others. In the contemplation and presence of the life force. You must treat people with this spirit, or else you will be looked down upon. There are four major gods looked upon in Hawaii. They are: Ku, Loon, Kane, and Kanaloa. There is also Pele, Hina, Laka, Kuula, Papa, and Poliahu. Kane is the father of living creatures. Ku is the God of war. Kanaloa is the god of the underworld and the teacher of magic. Lono is the god of agriculture. Pele is the goddess of lighting, wind, fire, and volcanoes. Hina is the goddess of the moon. Laka is the goddess of hula. Kuula is the god of fishermen. Papa is the fertility mother, and the earth mother. Poliahu is one of the four goddesses of snow. She is Pele’s

Certain beliefs involved sacred rituals that had people worshipping many different gods and considering certain places such as a volcano for example, to be ‘sacred’ and participating in rituals of the drinking of certain things called ‘Kava’ a special beverage prepared from a root from a tropical pepper. The beliefs and traditions of the Polynesian culture relied heavily on the social structure that provided a base for everything that entailed the island life, the belief that some family members and persons were derived from the gods was another belief in the culture. ”The underlying set of principles through which Polynesians interpreted their world and organized their social lives included the concepts of Mana and Tapu, intertwined with ideas of rank based on descent from gods” (Kaeppler). When the Westernization of Polynesian began, this brought many things that the culture and people had not yet seen nor experienced. The Europeans brought trade and with trade that brought metals that were never before seen or used on the islands of Polynesia. “Previous to European trade, the use of metal was virtually unknown, and tools were pre-eminently cutting, incising, and filing elements of stone, bone, shell, obsidian, shark teeth, and fish skin mounted on wooden handles” (Kaeppler). These types of changed in the production of music and art can without a doubt create somewhat

According to the GFN, Global Footprint Network, humans had used up all of their natural resources in just eight months. Somewhat how the Polynesians on Easter Island used up all of their resources as well, but instead it was too many people into small of an area competing for resources. There is evidence that the island was covered in trees and many other resources before man arrived. The first European visitor to visit was Jacob Roggeveen and when he arrived he spent four days on the island and saw a population of about 3,000 people. Four to five years later, a British navigator, Sir James Cook, arrived on the island, to find that the inhabitants were almost completely wiped out with only about 600 to 700 men and less than 30 women. It is

American Samoa would be a perfect location for an open market. The weather is warm and tropical with an average temperature of 87 degrees fahrenheit. American Samoa has a population of 54,157 people. I can set up my market anywhere that seems like a good location. My open market can sell goods grown locally on the island or import goods that most likely haven’t been owned by local people such as raw materials like sugar and salt etc.

Today the Polynesians are facing a lot of trouble. One of the problems I have found spanning across most, if not all, of the groups would be the environmental issues. Currently, especially in Tonga and Samoa, there are quite a few problems with deforestation and the over hunting/fishing of animals. As the population of the people in Samoa and Tonga grow they need to gather more food and supplies to feed everyone. This leads to the need for more land and as a result the Polynesian people must cut down more and more of the forest in order to gain more land for agriculture and living needs. Likewise, as the population grows, there are more mouths to feed. This in turn leads to the over hunting of animals or overfishing. These problems also lead to other such problems; to name a few there are issues with soil erosion, acid rain, overgrazing, soil degradation, and many more. These issues, if not addressed soon, could lead to even more issues involving both the indigenous people of Samoa and Tonga and the environment. Eventually the soil may

In Samoa, eating is a large part of the traditional culture. Almost all Polynesians eat in family groups and often invite others to join in their large meals. They almost always cook more than is needed just in case someone drops in for dinner. A Sunday feast called to'ono'i is prepared in a large cooking pots big enough to feed almost an army. In Samoa, traditional meals are cooked in an umu, which is an in ground cooking pit. Food is cleaned, and traditionally wrapped in banana leaves and put on the tops of rocks that have been heated. The food is then covered by more leaves, and the entire oven steams together for several hours. Hot