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Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage


Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are considered a sacred place, a region of primordial darkness from which life springs and spirits return after death.

Native Hawaiian Culture

Native Hawaiian culture is grounded in traditional values and principles that are based on ancestral relationships between people and places. The koholā is part ...

Native Hawaiian Heritage & Culture - Hawai'i (U.S. National Park ...

A unique Hawaiian culture developed. The tread of time ties Hawaiian heritage and culture today to the past. The fabric of Hawaiian life continues to be woven.

Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage | Papahānaumokuākea

More than 80 cultural sites are known on Nihoa, including habitation terraces and bluff shelters, religious places, agricultural terraces, and burial caves.

Hawaiian Culture & History - Go Hawaii

The spirit of aloha – being in the presence of and sharing the essence of life – teaches us lessons of peace, kindness, compassion and responsibility to future ...

Hawaiian Traditions and Customs | Go Hawaii

1. The honi ihu, or the touching of noses, is a traditional method of greeting one another, whether it's a man and woman, two men or two women.

Culture of the Native Hawaiians - Wikipedia

Polynesia is made of multiple island groups which extend from Hawaii to New Zealand across the Pacific Ocean. These voyagers developed Hawaiian cuisine, ...

Heritage Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI)

NATIVE Act funding equips Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHO) across Hawaiʻi with additional resources to change that experience in ways mutually beneficial to ...

Exploring Indigenous Hawaiian Heritage - Visit USA Parks

The history of Native Hawaiians began with the settlement of the Hawaiian Islands by Polynesians, believed to have occurred between 1000 to 1200 AD. These ...

Heritage And Preservation - Hawaii's Creative Industries

The depth and beauty of its heritage and Native Hawaiian culture can be experienced through the many cultural events that range from music and dance ...

Hawaii - Polynesian Culture, Aloha Spirit, Nature | Britannica

The early Hawaiians lacked a written language. Their culture was entirely oral and rich in myth, legend, and practical knowledge, especially of animals and ...

Native Hawaiians - Wikipedia

Hawaii was settled at least 800 years ago by Polynesians who sailed from the Society Islands. The settlers gradually became detached from their homeland and ...

Hawaii's Cultural Odyssey: From Ancient Roots to Modern Times

From the ancient Polynesian voyagers who first set foot on these islands to the waves of immigrants from Asia, Europe, and America, Hawaii has evolved into a ...

Hawaiian Culture - University of Hawaii at Hilo

Meaning of Maunakea ... Maunakea holds major spiritual significance to Native Hawaiians. Rock pilings which appear natural may be man-made markers or cultural ...

Struggle for Hawaiian Cultural Survival - Ballard Brief - BYU

The majority of cultural practices that were once common for every Native Hawaiian (sea navigation, fishing, family dynamics, land usage, and ...

Hawaiian | Polynesian Origins, Language & Traditions - Britannica

The Hawaiians were also fond of oratory, poetry, history, storytelling, chants, riddles, conundrums, and proverbs. Without writing, knowledge of ...

Learn A Bit About Hawaiian Culture | Kona Boys

Hawai'i has a rich cultural heritage dating back to the first settlers 800 – 1200 years ago. The Hawaiian people and the place of Hawaii itself are knit ...

Papahānaumokuākea - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

The area has deep cosmological and traditional significance for living Native Hawaiian culture, as an ancestral environment, as an embodiment of the Hawaiian ...

Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center

The history of Lāna'i is rich and diverse, including centuries of native Hawaiian stewardship of the island, followed by rapid change after Western contact.

Cultural Resources | State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

As of 2023, National Heritage Fellowships have been awarded to nineteen tradition bearers from the Hawaiian Islands, a testament to the rich and varied artistic ...