Hawaiian Lūʻau BUS/COM 130

Jacob Tolentino, Janmel Dumayas, Kandalynn Naidl,

Kimverlee Cadang, Leslie Rego, Tyler Kim
Origin and History
What’s a Lūʻau?!
● aha’aina or pa’ina

● young taro leaves

● King Kamehameha II
Cultural Significance
● Revitalization of Hawaiian culture and language

● Share what you have harvested, experienced, and learned

● Time of play and challenging games

● Sharing music and dance

Activities at a Lūʻau
● Storytelling
● Hula

● ‘Ulu Maika (Bowling)

● ‘O’o Ihe (Spear Throwing)
● Moa Pahe’e (Dart Sliding)
● Konane (Similar to Checkers)
● Hot Coconut
● Limbo
Music and Art
● Early Hawaiian Music
○ Included Hawaiian Chants and the Ipu drum
● Western string instruments introduced in the 19th Century
○ Steel Guitar / Acoustic Guitar
Ipu Drum
○ Slack-key guitar
○ Ukulele
● Falsetto Singing
○ Higher pitched singing
● Hawaiian music usually accompanies hula
○ Hula is a dance art that is used to tell a story
● Two Types of Hula
○ Hula Kahiko and Hula Auana Steel Guitar / Acoustic Guitar
Merrie Monarch 2016 Royal Lahaina Luau
Banning of the Language and Birth of Pidgin
● Overthrow of the Kingdom in 1893 and the annexation in 1898; the Hawaiian
language was then entirely banned from schools and government
● All Hawaiians forced to speak English
● Plantation workers had to find a way to communicate with each other
● English was the dominant language, but wasn’t their native tongue

“Hey braddah, can you pass me dakine?”

“You get dirty lickins bumbye you no stop dat!”

“The Musubi was so ono”

Revitalization of the Hawaiian Language
● 1922 - Hawaiian introduced as “foreign language” at University of Hawaii
● 1957 - Hawaiian dictionary published by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert
● 1959 - Committee for the Preservation of Hawaiian Language, Art, and Culture
established at UH
● 1976 - B.A. program in Hawaiian language and a B.A. program in Hawaiian Studies
established at UH Manoa
● 1983 - ‘Aha Pūnana Leo, Inc., “The Language Nest Corporation,” formed on January
12. Drafts bill to reestablish Hawaiian as a legal language of instruction in Hawai‘i
public schools
● 2013 - The State of Hawaiʻi proclaims March 16, 2013, as “ʻAha Pūnana Leo Day,”
celebrates 30 years of education through the medium of Hawaiian language
Food (Traditional) (Present)
● Chicken long rice ● Bread
● Haupia ● Rice
● Sashimi and sushi
● Hawaiian sweet potato
● Alcoholic
● Kalua pig (Kālua pork) Beverages
● Kulolo
● Laulau
● Lomi salmon
● Poi
● Poke
● Squid or chicken lūʻau
● Tropical fruits
Imu
● Hawaiian Underground Oven
● Heat source by rocks and Kiawe wood
● Banana stumps and ti leaves used for insulation
● Thick wet burlap sacks are used to keep steam and heat in for 6-8 hours
Commercialization
● Luau gained popularity

● Commodity to sell

● World Wide attention

Future of Hawaiian Lūʻau
● Tourism

● Promotes cultural practice

● Provides stable careers

● Promotes connecting with each other and the environment around you

● Perpetuates cultural traditions

Thank You for Your Time!
Any Questions?
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“Hula in the Hawaiian Islands.” Go Hawaii, 16 Oct. 2018, www.gohawaii.com/hawaiian-culture/hula.

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https://folkways.si.edu/na-leo-hawaii/music/article/smithsonian
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Personal Communication with Kumu Wayne Higa Kupuna and Kahu of Queen Kaahumanu Church. Interviewed at his home in Kihei
on October 30, 2018