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SS Qtr 1
SS Qtr 1 History of the Hawaiian Kingdom Ahupua`a-Mahele
Question | Answer |
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Name of the Hawaiian demi-god that "pulled the islands" from the sea | Maui |
What was given to the Hawaiian demi-god to "pull the islands" from the sea? | A magical hook |
Name of the Hawaiian goddess responsible for volcanoes and their eruptions | Pele |
What are the 4 contributing factors that shape islands? | wind, rain, surf, and currents |
Most active volcano on Earth is... | Kilauea |
Science tells us that the Hawaiian islands were created by a | Hot spot, formed under the ocean beneath the Earth's crust. The hot spot remains STATIONARY, the oceanic plate above drifts west-northwest at a rate of 3 and 1/2 inches per year over the last 40 million years. |
Where was Kamehameha born on a stormy probable November night in 1758? | Kokoiki, Kohala |
Kahu mean | guardian or attendant |
What was the name of Kamehameha's kahu who rescued him at birth and helped raised him? | Nae`ole |
What was the name of Kamehameha's uncle and chief who raised him after his father died at age 12? | Kalani`opu`u |
Where was Kamehameha raised with his uncle after his father died? | Ka`u |
Who was the greatest warrior at the time that trained Kamehameha that which he needed to know to be a great warrior? | Kekuhaupi`o |
Kamehameha's uncle created a will in Waipi`o in 1810. What did he leave for his sons (names) and nephew? | Oldest son, Kiwala`o, new king Youngest son, Keoua, lands Nephew, Kamehameha, war god and heiau |
Name of battle fought in Ke`ei Kona, Kiwala`o died, Kamehameha received his cloak and Hawai`i island split into 3 chiefdoms | Battle of Moku`ohai |
Name of war god given to Kamehameha by his uncle | Kuka`ilimoku |
Name of heiau built in Kawaihae as suggested by a kahuna, priest, for the war god help Kamehameha conquer the Hawaiian islands | Pu`ukohola heiau |
Name of the chief who was sacrificed at Pu`ukohola heiau, after he was sacrificed Kamehameha controlled all of Hawai`i island | Keoua |
Kamehameha's favorite wife | Ka`ahumanu |
Kamehameha's sacred wife. Mother to Liholiho, Kauikeaouli and Nahi`ena`ena | Keopuolani |
2 Englishmen who stopped at the islands to trade for supplies and rest. They also brought foreign weapons and helped Kamehameha in battles. In return they received wives, lands and title of chiefs | John Young and Isaac Davis |
Englishman who visited the islands and brought gifts of cattle, sheep, goats, geese, orange and almond trees and a variety of garden seeds. He also advised Kamehameha. Promoted peace among warring chiefs. | Captain George Vancouver |
Name of battle fought between Kamehameha and Kalanikupule on O`ahu. Foreign weapons and military strategies were used to surround Kamehameha's opponents and force them over a cliff. Kamehameha controlled all islands except Kauai and Ni`ihau | Battle of Nu`uanu |
4 ways in which Kamehameha organized his government | Place a governor on each island Created laws to protect chiefs and commoners Encouraged people to raise food Chose craftsmen to make needed items |
Name of the law Kamehameha made that protected the weak from the strong, when he discovered that he attacked some innocent fishermen | Law of the Splintered Paddle or Mamalahoa Kanawai |
Name of Kaua`i and Ni`ihau chief who met in 1810 and placed his islands under Kamehameha's control, which gave Kamehameha control of all Hawaiian Islands | Kaumuali`i |
Ahupua`a is a | Hawaiian land division from mountain to sea |
3 sections of an ahupua`a | uka (mountains), kula (plains), kai (ocean and the lands nearby) |
`auwai | constructed ditches, diverted water to fields where taro, banana, breadfruit, sugar cane, sweet potatoes and yams grew |
loko i`a | Hawaiian built fishpond |
Unique species of animals that moved from ocean upstream into the kula (plains) and uka ( mountains) | fishes, shrimp, shellfish |
Size of an ahupua`a | depended upon the amount of resources available in that area |
Name of the English explorer that took 3 trips to Hawai`i. The Hawaiians thought he was the god Lono and arrived during the peaceful time of Makahiki in Hawai`i.. He was killed in a fight, during war time after trying to take king hostage | Captain James Cook |
Refit | restock and repair |
long skirt, Hawaiian women wore to protect their dresses, | Pa`u |
lei style made by twisting | lei hilo |
lei style made by winding materials to secure backing | lei wili |
lei style made by stringing flowers using needle and thread through the center of a flower | lei kui pololei |
group of people who arrived in the islands from Boston, MA with the intention of bringing Christianity to the Hawaiians | Missionaries |
this group taught Hawaiians how to read and write. Created a written Hawaiian language | Missionaries |
this group hunted for whales and brought diseases and behaved badly | Whalers |
Mahele | land division |
Kuleana Act of 1850 | allowed Hawaiians to buy land in fee simple |
Resident Alien Act of 1850 | allowed foreigners to buy land in Hawai`i in fee simple |
fee simple | land that is owned and maybe passed on to someone's heirs or sold |
adverse possession law | land that is not occupied or lived on for 10 or more years, someone is allowed to claim the land |
kuleana land | term for land that is lived on cultivated or cared for |
How much percent the maka`ainana, commoners, received at the end of the Mahele? | less than 1% |
Lands for the king | Crown Lands |
Lands for the chiefs | Konohiki Lands |
Lands the king give a portion of his lands to the chiefs and people of his kingdom | Government lands |