Hawaiian Culture

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Hawaiian Culture
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• WHO MAKES UP HAWAII??
• 1,334,023 people

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What about politics?
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The Original Kingdom of Hawaii

• Islands originally unified by Kamehameha I
• 1887- King Kalakaua forced to sign the Bayonet
  Constitution sharply curtailing monarchial powers

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Dissolution of the Kingdom

• 1893- Queen Liliuokalani prepares to announce a
  new constitution
• American backed group declares the plan
  revolutionary and seizes power on January 17th
• Liliuokalani surrenders sovereignty to US,
  officially abdicates under pressure in 1895
• Dies in 1917 without heir, the heir she selected
  also dies childless

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The Apology Bill

• Passed unanimously by Congress and signed into
  law by president Clinton Nov. 23, 1993

• Apologizes for the illegal actions supported by
  the US in disposing Queen Liliuokalani and
  recognizes that Hawaii was a sovereign nation
• Activists argue that the final result of this
  bill must be an independent Hawaii

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Hawaii is actually recognized by the UN as an
independent nation
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Politically Correct Hawaiian

• Hawaiian ? only those of Hawaiian blood
• Local ? anyone born in the islands except
  Caucasians
• Haoles ? whites
• Kamaaina? residents who were born outside of
  Hawaii but have lived in the state for a
  considerable amount of time

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All about spirituality
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HISTORY of LUAU
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• LEI
• The lei, a garland of flowers, shells, leaves, or
  even candy, is a traditional Hawaiian symbol of
  love or friendship.

LEI
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Hawaiian Dress

• In response to the widespread mimicking of the
  aloha shirt, the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce ruled
  in the 1960s that a true aloha shirt must be made
  in Hawaii. Currently, the only company to design
  and produce shirts entirely in Hawaii is Reyn
  Spooner. Early aloha shirts are auctioned off for
  as much as 1000.

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• Hawaii residents place so much stock in the aloha
  spirit that there is an actual law in the Hawaii
  Revised Statutes (section 5-7.5) that requires
  residents to abide by the spirit of ancient
  Hawaiians
• Smiles abound and islanders are quick to wave
  hello, usually in the form of shaka, a greeting
  made by extending the pinkie and thumb and
  curling up the middle three fingers of the right
  hand.
• The word aloha is also used extensively
  throughout the islands.