Hawaiian Words
This word can mean both Hello and Goodbye
What is Aloha?
They kept communities united and gave people a sense of purpose during times of hardship through vision, faith, and storytelling
Who were Prophets?
These movements were deeply rooted in local traditions and often mixed with Christian ideas
What are Prophetic Movements?
Leaders, workers, and regular citizens fought for justice using protests, organizing, and cultural revival
Who are Rebels?
What year did King Kamehameha unite the Hawaiian Islands?
1810
This word means land or earth
What is ʻĀina?
She predicted that black and white people would switch places, ancestors would return, and prosperity would arrive.
Who was Angganita Menufleur?
This movement included leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou who pushed for peaceful change but was assassinated. His death was a major loss, but the movement continues.
what is Kanak Uprising?
This kept indigenous identity alive and strong back then and still today
What is Culture?
What year did the protest on Kahoʻolawe take place?
1976
This word means thanks
What is Mahalo?
Followers believed that if they honored John Frum, they would receive cargoriches, food, and modern supplies that had been taken by colonizers.
Who is John Frum?
A protest movement that challenged British rule after WW2
What is the Maasina Rule?
Defined as supreme authority and entails hierarchy
What is Sovereignty?
What year was "A Nation Rising: Hawaiian Movements for Life, Land, and Sovereignty" published?
2014
This Phrase translates to "Love of the Land"
What is Aloha ʻĀina?
He was a powerful figure believed to bring justice, healing, and wealth to the Papuan people
Who was Manseren Manggoendi?
One of the first major land struggles occurred and Native Hawaiian activists formed a committee to fight back
What was the Kalama Valley & Kokua Movement?
A statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something
What is Protest/Protesting?
What era did the Kalama Valley Movement occur?
1970s
This word can mean sovereignty, life, breath, or to rise/go up
What is Ea?
She is a Kanaka Maoli scholar and educator whose work centers on Native Hawaiian social movements
Who is Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua?
Native Hawaiian activists stopped military bombing here after Pearl Harbor
What is Kahoʻolawe?
The action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
What is Decolonization?
What era was the prophetess Angganita Menufleur of Papua from?
1940s