HA WA II

HAWAII

Daniel Besmer, Miles Zupan, Tylar Young

Creation MythIn the beginning there was only darkness and two beings where

born.

A male Kumulipo whose name means essence of darkness.

A female Po’ele whose name means darkness itself.

They created all creatures of darkness. Shellfish that lived at the bottom of the ocean and the plants that only grew in darkness

As this life was born it became slightly lighter

The first couple created two more beingsA male Pouliuli “ deep darkness”A female Powehiwehi “ darkness with a little

light”Created creatures of almost darkness such as

fish that live in the deep sea.These fish had offspring making the darkness a

little lighter.

Two more beings where created A male Po’el’ele “ night” A female Pohaha “ coming to dawn” Created creatures of darkness near

dawn.And insects and a large egg.

The egg hatched a thousand birds that sing before dawn

Every time the fish, insects, and birds had offspring the darkness would get lighter

Popanopano and Polalowehi made the turtles, lobsters, and other creatures that live in shallow waters near darkness.

The last beings to be made where Po’ne’aaku and Po’hiolo “ night ending”

The created a rat and a pig both creatures of night and day

And finally the first dawn was created and light enter the world.

The first man Ki’i and woman La’ila’a where created and where very dark because they where born at dawn.

They had many children and each generation’s skin got lighter till the color they are now.

When?

Estimated to arrive between the 4th and the 8th century.

Where From

• About 2,000 years ago Polynesians from the Marquesas islands where the first people to step foot on the Big Island of Hawaii. They traveled around 2,000 miles in canoes to migrate.

• Then 500 years later travelers from Tahiti came bringing their beliefs in gods and demi- gods.

How?

All of the Hawaiian islands were created by the kind of volcanic activity that continues today.

Where is it?

It is a chain of islands located in the central pacific ocean.

Found between the southwest of North America and the southeast of Japan.

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S states.

“The Aloha State” became the 50th state in 1959.

And is the only state made up of islands.

Art

• Traditional Hawaiians believed in many gods, and many stone temples were built to honor these gods.

• Temples were surrounded by wooden posts that had images carved in them. Inside were idols of wood, stone or sea urchin.

• Wooden platforms that were six meters above the ground contained offerings to the gods. The offerings were supposed to keep evil spirits away.

Art from Myth inspiration

The art of hula, surfing, lava sledding, chants and tiki carving were made, all of these were used to worship gods.

Lava/land surfing

Hula Dancing

Citation• Unknown. "Hawaiian Culture." THE BIG MYTH - an

Animated Study of World Creation Myths. Distant Train Inc., 2011. Web. 05 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bigmyth.com>.

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