MISSION: Check out some of our cultural engagement activities during lunch time and flex your arts and crafts muscles! During lunch on Tuesday, make a pua hulu, a feather flower, with our Kula Manu club. During lunch on Wednesday, make a lauhala bracelet or learn hei (Hawaiian string games). Don’t forget to complete the mission …
MISSION: Find the ʻupena manu (bird net)! Kia manu used various tools to catch birds: kia manu poles using bait and sticky paste (usually made with breadfruit sap), kōlea stones (used to catch kōlea birds for meat), and ʻupena (net) that was stretched across the forest. Scan the QR code to learn more about the …
MISSION: Find the makau (fishhook)! Lawaiʻa used different types of gear to catch fish: pā hī aku (tuna lures made of shell and bone), lūheʻe (octopus lures made of cowrie shell), lāʻau melomelo (bait sticks made of dense native woods), ʻupena (nets), and makau (fishhooks). Makau were made by grinding or cutting bone, and were …
MISSION: The Hawaiian Islands form a pae moku, or archipelago, and each island is known as a mokupuni. These mokupuni are further divided into moku, or districts, which are then divided into ahupuaʻa. Which moku and ahupuaʻa do you currently live or, if not living in Hawaiʻi, which moku and ahupuaʻa are you in now? …
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MISSION: Native Hawaiians possessed a deep knowledge of their environment, utilizing observations, or kilo, to monitor natural cycles essential for survival. Lawai’a (fishermen) tracked tides, weather, seasonal changes, animal behavior, and water clarity and temperature. Mahi’ai (farmers) focused on weather, seasonal changes, animal and plant behavior, soil quality, and water availability. Both groups also depended …
