Ka Hana Noʻeau

This fully illustrated book is a reprint of its original 1957 version and stands alone as the definitive resource on Hawaiian material culture which guides the reader through every major element of Hawaiian arts and crafts, providing detailed descriptions of traditional objects, methods of construction, and traditional use.
Contents: Food -- Houses -- Plaiting -- Twined baskets -- Clothing -- Canoes -- Fishing -- Games and recreation -- Musical instruments -- War and weapons -- Religion -- Ornaments and personal adornment -- Death and burial.
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Book on the eighteenth and early nineteenth centry Hawaiian artifacts from over seventy institutions and collections worldwide. Provides color photographs, quotes from contemporary sources, brief historical and technical information and dozens of line drawings to support the study of Pacific art, visual culture, patterns, and design.
Contents: Introduction -- Wooden bowls -- Gourds -- Stone vessels -- Baskets -- Fans -- Helmets -- Capes & cloaks -- Lei -- Kāhili -- Clubs -- Piercing weapons -- Sharktooth implements -- Implements -- Hooks -- Burden poles -- Supports -- Drums -- Tapa beater patterns -- Makaloa mats -- Kites -- String figures -- Appendices. Museum abbreviations -- Plant and animal names -- Tapa beater pattern names -- Object glossary -- Introductory quotations --Readings.
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A book on the tools and dress of the ancient Hawaiians, that studies how Hawaiian artifacts contribute to Hawaiian culture.
Contents: Early explorers and traders -- Early collectors -- Food -- Shelter -- Trees -- Textiles -- Clothing -- Travel -- Fishing -- Games and recreation -- Musical instruments -- War and weapons -- Religion -- Ornaments.

Instructions for craft projects and activities which are traditionally Hawaiian. Includes how to use ti and coconut; how to make tools, cordage, toys, and leis; how to prepare foods and natural dyes; how to plant such crops as coconut, banana, and sugarcane; and how to play Hawaiian games.
Contents
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Mitchell , Donald D. Kilolani -- Preface -- I. TI (KĪ or Lā'i) -- II. Coconut (NIU) -- III. Tools (Nā Pono Hana) -- IV. Cordage (Aho) -- V. Toys (Nā Mea Pā'ani) -- VI. Games (Nā Pā'ani) -- VII. Leis and Lei Carries -- VIIII. Dyes (Nā Waiho'olu'u) -- IX. Foods (Nā Mea'ai) -- X. Planting (Kanu) -- Pronunciation Guide for Hawaiian Words -- Bibliography
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This paper was created as a culminating project for the Learning Design and Technology program in the College of Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The results from this study were presented at the 2020 Technology, Colleges, and Community Conference.
Hawaiian color theory requires a familiarity with the natural Hawaiian environment, along with an understanding of Hawaiian language, culture, and history. Current education on Hawaiian concepts of color is incomplete, inconsistent, and centers on foreign perspectives, while resources are limited and inaccessible. These gaps are evident in conversations with Hawaiian Studies undergraduates at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, who often struggle to understand color from a traditional perspective. To address these inadequacies, an online module, (Re) Learning Waihoʻoluʻu , was designed and developed. Subsequently, a learning assessment was conducted to investigate the impact of (Re) Learning Waihoʻoluʻu on undergraduate Hawaiian Studies majors’ perception and interpretation of color. Ten Hawaiian Studies undergraduates (N=10) participated in this study. Results of this research confirmed a demand for more instruction and accessible resources on Hawaiian color theory, revealed an interest for online learning, and promoted (Re) Learning Waihoʻoluʻu as an effective and engaging tool to (re)center perception and interpretation of color within Hawaiian knowledge systems.
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Experience the resurgence in native Hawaiian crafts, as local master craftspeople share their talents and motivations in replicating the ancient arts.
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