Here a woman is seen making leis circa 1954. She threads carnations together to create colorful flower necklaces that can be used as gifts for visitors to Hawaii. The lei tradition was brought to Hawaii by Polynesian voyagers from Tahiti and they were made with flowers, leaves, shells, seeds, nuts, feathers, and sometimes animal bones or teeth.
Nick Beck was born on Kaua’i, which is the fourth largest of the Hawaiian islands and the oldest. After a lifelong career as a teacher, Beck eventually settled down and became the principal of Hanalei Elementary School. Later in his life, he worked towards slowing development of Hanalei and Kaua’i to preserve their natural beauty.
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| Hawaiian suburb 1950's |
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| Waikiki 1950's |
The Hokukano-Ualapue Complex is located to the Hawaii Route 450 in Ualapue, on Moloka’i Island. It is a National Historic Landmark and is considered to be a pre-contact archaeological site. Throughout the entire complex, there are six temples, many of which are regarded as one of the most important collections of ancient Hawaiian sites in the entire state.
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| Hula was developed by Polynesians who originally settled on the Hawaiian islands. Hula is typically accompanied by “mele,” which are traditional island chants, songs, or poems. The hula is meant to dramatize the mele in a visual dance form. There are two main categories of the dance: Hula Kahiko is ancient hula that was performed before Western encounters with Hawaii. Hula ‘Auana is an evolved version with western influences. |
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| author: Yokahama, 1967 |
