Show:
Polynesian Discoveries
'Umi Divides the Land
Ahupua'a
Uka, Kula, Kai
Terms & Vocabulary
100
Many scientists believe these Polynesian people discovered the Hawaiian islands around 300 A.D.
Who are the Marquesans
100
Son of Ali'i Nui Liloa
Who is 'Umi
100
The most important of the land divisions within Hawai'i, most often running fro the mountains to the sea
What is Ahupua'a
100
Uka, Kula, Kai
What is mountains and uplands, plains and fields, sea and the land nearby
100
musical bow
What is ukeke
200
Around 1200 years later some scientists believe these people were the second group of Polynesians to arrive
Who are the Tahitians
200
'Umi was one of the ruling ali'is on this moku
What is the moku of Hawai'i
200
Narrow at its mountain summit top and becoming wider as it ran down a valley into the sea to the outer edge of the reef
What is the typical shape of an ahupua'a
200
used for canoes, houseposts and images of spirits
What is Uka, koa trees
200
Vines made fragrant lei and decorations for the hula altar
What is maile vines
300
Tahitians settled in the islands and gave their new home this name
What is Havaiki
300
Through ______ and _______ 'Umi gained control of the rest of Hawai'i
What is warfare and alliances
300
Natural features such as a large rock or line of trees or even the home of a certain bird
What is boundary markers of the ahuapua'a
300
rain forests where tree ferns and other ferns and giant trees grews
What is Uka, wao kele
300
provided nuts used for oil and lighting
What is kukui trees
400
Scientists based their beliefs on these excavated objects
What are stone adzes and fishhooks
400
This system of dividing his mokupuni was copied by ali'is on other mokupunis
What is moku, ahupua'a and 'ili
400
Whatever grew wild in that ahupua'a
What is people living in one ahupua'a were free to use
400
These trees offered bark for the finest kapa
What is Kula, wauke trees
400
leaflets became brooms, fans, game balls and lei-making needles
What is coconut tree
500
_________ and ________ tell about their voyages back and forth between Tahiti and Havaiki
What are chants and legends
500
A possible reason for creating the ahupua'a
What is the best places to live became crowded
500
these three areas contained products and resources their people needed to survive
What is uka, kula, kai (upland, plain and sea)
500
_______ was used for adze handles, massage sticks, and outrigger canoe booms and floats AND _______ rich brown wood was prized for food bowls
What is Kai, hau and milo tree
500
red dirt
What is 'alaea