Unit 2: Old

Hawaii
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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Data-Tracking

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Hawaiian Islands

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Revising work

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Class System

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Kapu System

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SS Unit 2: Ancient
Hawaiian Gods

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SS Unit 2: Creation
of the Hawaiian
Islands

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Measuring Up Live
Diagnostic

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SS Unit 2: Hula

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SS Unit 2: Legend of
Naupaka

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NO SCHOOL
Labor Day

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SS Unit 2: Legend of
the Ulu Tree

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Binder Set-Up:
Organizing your
work

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SS Unit 2: How
Punia Tricked
Kaialeale the Shark
King

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SS Unit 2: Write Your
Own Legend

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SS Unit 2: Old Hawaii
Unit Review

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SS Unit 2: Old
Hawaii Unit
Assessment

Learning Target:
I can describe the different
Hawaiian Islands

Pronunciation
A- aaah
E- ay
I- ee
O- oh
U- ou
W- v

Kamehameha
Like Like
Kaneohe
Keehuhiwa
Hawaii

Okina
An apostrophe used in
Hawaiian words
Pronounced as a pause

Hawaii
Oahu
Koolina

The Hawaiian Islands

There are 8 Hawaiian Islands:
Hawaii Island
Maui
Oahu
Molokai
Lanai

(The Big Island)

Niihau
Kahoolawe
Kauai

But Wait!
Theres actually 136
Hawaiian Islands!

Your
Assignmen
t

Read through the fact sheet on

the Hawaiian Islands and
complete the fact chart.
Then label and color the map
of Hawaii
YOU WILL NEED TO MEMORIZE
THIS MAP FOR THE TEST

Learning
Target:

I can describe the four main

Hawaiian gods and their
importance to the Hawaiians.

Religion
in Hawaii

Vocabulary
Akua: Gods
Mana: Spiritual Power
Heiau: Temple

Hawaiian Beliefs About the

Gods
Mana of the akua lived in every rock, tree, plant, fish, and human
being
Some akua had once been real people or lived on Earth

All plants and animals were forms of their akua

Every akua had many bodies on earth called kinolau

BONUS QUESTION:
Think back to our lesson on canoe building! What kinolau did the
goddess of the forest take?

The Hawaiian Gods

There were thousands of lesser akua
There were four main akua:
Kanaloa
Kane
Ku
Lono

Kane
Creator god
Made the stars and the earth
Father of humans
Gave life to all living things

Kanaloa
god of the sea
Knes brother

Ku
God of action, war, fishing, and
forests
The Hawaiian chiefs built the
largest heiau to worship K
People were sacrificed and
offered to K

Lono
God of peace and the god of
farming
Hawaiians saw Lono in growing
things
They also saw him in rain
clouds, and they prayed to him
every day

Worshipping the Akua

In each home there was an altar to the aumakua (family god), which
was believed to be an animal form of someone they had once
known on earth
Hawaiians worshipped akua with prayer and offerings of food
There were different foods for different types of blessings
Hawaiians worshipped and prayed to the god they needed help
from at the time.
Hawaiians believed that when they made an offering, the gods
took the spirit of the food

Images of the Gods

Hawaiian god images were
called kii akua
Most kii akua were made of
wood, feathers, and stone
The mana of akua could enter
these images

Heiau (Temples)
There were two basic kinds of
temples (heiau)
The biggest heiau, called
laukini, were for K
Another type of heiau is
called mpele
This is an agricultural
heiau for Lono

OLi Mahalo
The oli mahalo is a is a gratitude chant
to the Hawaiian akua

Pause &
Reflect

Why do you think olis like the Oli Mahalo

are so important to Hawaiian religion?

(Hint: think about the fact that Hawaii

doesnt have a written history until the
1800s)

Do Now

How do you think the Hawaiian

Islands were formed?

Learning
Target

I can describe the legend and scientific version

of how the Hawaiian Islands were created

Legend v. Science
Legend: a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from
earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
Science: the study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural
world through observation and experiment
Science tells us that, for
millions of years volcanoes
erupted and life grew on the
islands.

Then, voyagers came from

other islands in great canoes
and made Hawaii home.

The first migrants told stories about their origin and also created new stories to
describe their home on the island. This means that fact and fiction were
intertwined.

Legend Version
1. Papa and Wakea--the creators of the world were born

2. Papa, the mother, gave birth to Hawaii, Maui, and Kanaloa

(also known as Kahoolawe)

3. Then Papa traveled to Tahiti...

The Legend
4. While Papa was gone, Wakea took a new wife who gave birth to Lanaikaula

5. Then Wakae took ANOTHER wife, as had a child name Molokai

The Legend
6. When Papa returned to Hawaii, she was furious with
Wakae for re-marrying so she took a new husband and
gave birth to Oahu

7. Finally, Papa and Wakea made up, and returned to each

other. Together they had Kauai, Niihau, Kaula, and Lehua

The Scientific Version

The Scientific Version

Scientific Version

Do Now

What is your favorite type of

dance? Why?

Learning
Target

I can explain the history of Hula

and its importance in Hawaiian
culture

Misconceptions of Hula
Grass skirts
Coconut-shell bras
Quick hip shaking
Hula maiden

History of Hula
Performed as part of rituals and also for the
entertainment of royalty and commoners.
Honored the gods and the alii and praised nature
Combined dance with poetic chants (mele)
Originally only men were allowed to perform hula

Two Types of Hula

Kahiko
Auana
You will watch one video on each type of hula then
complete a double bubble map comparing the two
types of hula

Auana Hula

Kahiko Hula

Hula Motions

Make Your Own Hula

In your group, using the hula motions you learned,
create your own hula to perform for the class.
If you would like, you can even create your own
motions that have symbolic meanings.

Do Now

Explain what a myth is and

give one example

Learning Target

I can describe what a myth is

I can complete a plot diagram of a Hawaiian
myth

Vocabulary
Myth:
A story of unknown authorship that people told long
ago in an attempt to answer serious questions
about how important things began and occurred

Why People Create Myths

To explain natural occurrences
To explain creation of the world
To teach a moral lesson
To explain some historical event
To explain some ancient religious practices

Characteristics of Myths
Often have a religious aspect
Often are early humans desire to explain the
universe
Ex. Apollo driving the chariot of the sun across the
sky to explain sunrise
Generally involve nature and/or gods or heroes

Gods & Goddesses

Myths often have some sort of magical aspect
Sometimes, gods and goddesses appear disguised in
myths
Human emotions are experienced by the gods even
though they are supernatural

Intro to the Plot Diagram

An organizational tool used to map the events of a
story
As we read through the myth, there are certain
elements of the story that you will be on the
lookout for. Please be sure to make notations in
your reading when you come across them.

The Plot Diagram

EXPOSITION: the opening of a story where we learn setting and
characters
CONFLICT: the struggle between forces
RISING ACTION: focuses on the conflict of the story and how
the characters deal with it
CLIMAX: the point of no return, after the climax the story shift
from problem to solution
FALLING ACTION: where the characters focus on solving the
problem
RESOLUTION: the outcome of the story

Theme
This is the authors message or moral of the story
When coming up with the themes, try to stay away from commands
like, Never... or Always.

Title of story: The Legend of Naupaka

Author: Unknown
Main Characters: Kupuna, Naupaka, KauI, gods,
queen, kahuna, king
Setting: 1. many, many years ago 2. Hawaii

Exposition
Many, many years ago in Hawaii, there lived a
princess named Naupaka who was always smiling and
loved by her people

Conflict
Naupaka was in love with someone (Kaui), but
couldnt marry him because he was a commoner

Rising Action
Naupaka is sad because she is in love with a commoner (KauI) whom
she cant marry.
Naupakas father consults the kupuna (elder) who says that Naupaka
and KauI must go to the heiau.
At the heiau, the kahuna tells them that the gods must decide
whether they can marry

Climax
The sky darkened, the wind rose, it rained, and there
was thunder and lightning. The gods gave a sign that
Naupaka and Kaui couldnt marry.

Falling Action
Naupaka tore the blossom from her hair. She gave
half of it to Kaui as she told him that they will
separate never to meet again.

Resolution
To this day the Naupaka blossoms of the mountains
and the seashore bloom in perfect halves. Hawaiians
believe that someday Naupaka and Kaui will be
reunited and the flowers again will be whole.

Theme
There are various themes, but one example could be,
You cant always get what you want.