Ch.1 Hawaiian Islands Formation
The first Hawaiian island formed according to Mo'olelo.
What is Hawai'i Island?
The four social classes of pre-contact Hawai'i.
What are Maka'āinana, kahuna, 'ali'i, and kauā?
Plants brought to Hawai'i by Polynesian voyagers.
What is canoe plant?
A fish trap used on shallow reefs made of carefully piled rocks.
What is imu kai, hale manini, and umu?
The Hawaiian name for bark cloth.
What is Kapa.
A super-hot area in the Earth's mantle (the layer under the crust).
What is a hot spot?
The laws used to manage resources, express devotion to the akua, and preserve order in society.
What is kapu?
What is mahi'ai?
A traditional tool using a cowry shell as a lure.
What is leho he'e?
The first Kapa maker (also a god).
Who is Hina?
The rate per year that earth's tectonic plates move.
What is 2.75 inches.
What is nā kauā?
A canoe plant, storied to have sprung from the body of a Hawaiian god who sacrificed himself during a time of famine.
What is 'Ulu?
A woven trap used to catch hinalea.
What is hina'i?
The scientific name of paper mulberry.
What is Broussonetia paprifyera?
The source of all life according to the Kumulipo.
What is primordial slime?
A guardian who, in the chiefly class, would watch over and care for young ali'i.
What is nā kāhu hānai?
A long, heavy rod used to break soil and dig holes.
What is 'ō'ō?
A throw net.
What is 'upena kaloa?
A plant used for dyeing that extends rhizomes underground and can be easily confused with a look alike.
What is 'olena?
The island that will form in the next 10,000 to 100,000 years.
What is Kama’ehuakanaloa?
Responsible for knowing and reciting family histories.
What is kahuna kū'auhau?
The stillborn child of Wākea and Ho'ohōkūkalani who became the first kalo plant.
A shark larger than 3.5 meters and considered man eating.
What is niuhi?
The four sided wooden instrument used to stretch, soften, and watermark the bark used for kapa.
What is i'e kuku?