Wā Kahiko
ʻĀina
Nā aliʻi
Hawaiian Renaissance
Ke au hou o Hawaiʻi
100
What is the ʻaikapu?
Segragated eating of men and women. Food restrictions
100
How many islands are in the Hawaiian archipelago?
8
East -> West:
Hawaiʻi, Maui, Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Niʻihau
100
What did Kamehemeha I do?
United the islands in 1810.
100
What started the Hawaiian Renaissance?
Hōkūleʻas voyage to Tahiti in 1970, which proved the practicality/truth of traditional Hawaiian knowledge.
100
When did Hawaiian become legalized after itʻs ban in 1896?
1978
After it was recoginzed as a state language.
200
When did the ʻaikapu end?
After the death of Kamehameha I in 1819. His son Liholiho sat with his mother Keopuolani while eating, begining the period of ʻainoa. (Free eating)
200
Describe the ahupuaʻa system.
Traditional land division from the uplands to the sea, which properly managed a well-balanced system between ʻāina (land), wai (water), and kanaka (people).
200
What is King Kauikeaouliʻs famous saying in 1843?
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.
Said on July 31st, celebrated as Lā hoʻihoʻi ea, where the Hawaiian Flag was restored after a brief British seizure.
200
Why is there a group name Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana (PKO)
PKO is a group of Hawaiians who protested the US military bombing of Kahoʻolawe, an island sacred to the akua Kanaloa. Protesters braved the rough ocean and living conditions in Kahoʻolawe to cease the bombing. Bombing stopped in 1980, but the island was given back in 1990. Unexploded ordinances are still on the island, and PKO still continues to hold ceremony and clean-ups on the island.
200
How many Hawaiian immersion schools/sites are there?
28 across the state.
Enrollment has increased by 67% in the last decade reaching over 2,600 students.
300
Who are the four major Hawaiian gods?
Kū, Lono, Kanaloa, Kāne
300
Within a mokupuni (island) there are smaller moku (districts)
Which "moku" does Mānoa sit in?
Kona
300
What is one of Kalākauaʻs legacy?
- First monarch to visit the US and travel around the world.
- Constructed Iolani palace, which had electricity before the White House
- Revived hula.
300
What is the Ka Leo Hawaiʻi Radio Program?
A radio program founded by Larry Kimura to help Hawaiian language students that featured interviews with native Hawaiian speakers. This program was conducted entirely in Hawaiian and aired for 16 years.
300
What is the "nā hōkū hanohano?"
Premier music awards in Hawaiʻi. (Similar to the grammys!)
400
What were royal symbols of chiefs? What were they made of?
ʻAhuʻula, Mihʻole, Kāhili, Leihulu - made of feathers of the most prized birds.
Lei niho Palaoa - made of Human hair and and hook shaped ivory pendant.
400
What Hawaiian islands are not accessible to the public?
Kahoʻolawe and Niʻihau
400
What talent is Liliʻuokalani is known for?
Prolific composer/musician, composing over 150 songs.
400
Who is Mary Kawena Pukui?
Hawaiian Scholar, author, and hula practitioner. Her works helped revive interest in the Hawaiian language and traditional practices.
400
What is the Mauna Kea movement?
Non-violent Hawaiian led protest and cultural renaissance, focusing on halting the construction of the 1.4 billion TMT on Mauna Kea.
500
Who is Hiʻiakaikapoliopele?
Peleʻs younger sister and her most favorite. Battled different moʻo in her journey to fetch her sisters lover in Kauaʻi.
500
Who is Hāloanakalaukapalili? Who is his younger sibling?
First child of Wākea and Hoʻohōkūkalani, born a stillborn. Body was buried near their house where the first kalo was grown.
Younger sibling - Hāloa (and generations of Hawaiians)
500
Which Hawaiian Princess refused to speak English as an act of resistance to the Western world?
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani
500
What is Merrie Monarch?
Annual Hula festival founded after Hawaiʻi island was struggling economically after a tsunami, and decline of sugar plantations.
500
UH Mānoaʻs School of Hawaiian knowledge, the first college of indigenous knowlede in a Research I institution, was established in what year?
2007
600
What is the Kumulipo?
Cosmogonic chant consisting of 2,000 lines.
600
How do Hawaiian trees/plants help maintain the aquifer?
Native Hawaiian plants capture rain and fog, filtering it through mossy absorbent soil, slowing surface runoff to prevent erosion. Their complex canopy structure acts as a sponge, increasing collection by up to 30% more than non-native plants.
Non-native species decrease the efficiency of this system, allowing water to rush off the surface rather than replenishing the islandʻs freshwater supply.
600
Which Hawaiian Monarchs advocated for education?
Kauikeaouli - founded the public school system. Focused on teaching in the Hawaiian language
Kalākaua - Youths abroad program - sent 18 students to various countries for higher education in fields like engineering and law.
Pauahi - Created Kamehameha Schools for Native Hawaiian children
600
Which newspaper did Native Hawaiians begin publishing and editing?
Ka hoku o ka pakipika (1861) Ka Nupepa Kuokoa (1861) Both newspapers featured local news, stories/genealogies, and debates.
The earliest newspaper printed in ʻōlelo was published in 1843 by missionaries to foster literacy and religion.
600
When is Hawaiian History Month celebrated?
September.
Officially started in 2025.