Category Archives: What’s going on in class?

Our last section had to do with Identity. We spent a great deal of time answering the question, “What is a Hawaiian?” We looked at how we perceive ourselves, the notion of “Hawaiian at heart,” & Hawaiians on the continent. … Continue reading →

Aloha. I would like to solicit your manaʻo on the Hawaiian Renaissance. Please share your experiences, recollections and thoughts regarding any of the following facets of the renaissance: Land struggles & evictions, the bombing of Kahoʻolawe, Iwi Kupuna – Ancestral … Continue reading →

I haven’t been posting lately mainly because we have been jamming in class. I’ve been trying to show how everything went downhill after the Bayonet Constitution. The students now know the details of the overthrow as well as the subsequent … Continue reading →

Kalākaua – Renaissance King. Mahalo for building ʻIolani Palace. Mahalo for showing our people that we are somebody, that our cultural traditions of hula, oli and haʻiʻōlelo have value, that our ancient ways of doing things – lapaʻau – are … Continue reading →

A hui hou as we finish out this quarter and move on to Spring Break. Enjoy because when we hoʻi mai, there will be heavy issues to discuss.

Also discussed today were the various motivations for overthrowing the kapu. Why did Liholiho do it? Why did Keōpuolani support it? Why was Kaʻahumanu adamant about it? Why did Hewahewa, kahuna nui support the overthrow of the religious system? Very … Continue reading →

After the death of Kamehameha, Liholiho ascended the throne but Kaʻahumanu had plans of her own. Read Kamakau’s account of the meeting of the aliʻi. Pay special attention to what Kaʻahumanu did.  “At the council it was agreed that Ka-ʻahu-manu, … Continue reading →

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400,000? 250,000? 800,000-1million. Which one do we support and why? What do these population estimates imply about our pre-contact society? (Aside from Hawaiian history curriculum, we’re having some lively discussions on current issues!)