Country Curator Sample Post a Digest of Ten Posts about Hawai’i
Article number one: Watching The Yearly Hula Competition: Merrie Monarch
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This article is about Hula and the annual Merrie Monarch hula competition brings the best of halau's from Hawaii and mainland US to Hilo, Hawaii ... where the competition has taken place for 55 years. Each hula tells of a story through a chant, and I love how the clothing and dance movements always depects what the chants are. Chants are always in native Hawaiian language, and sometimes I wish Merrie Monarch could translate those chants so that the public can understand and appreciate even further the meanings of each of the chants.
Article number two: Hawaiian Cultural Mural at University of Hawaii - Maui
This article is about culturally significant art, and about a mural was created by a fellow college student, Samuel Kaiwi. The mural itself measure 70 feet wide and 25 feet high. Along with the lead designer Samuel Kaiwi, four other students also helped paint the mural to completion.
The mural is a great eclectic mix of Ancient Hawaiian traditions and lore all put into one place together. Examples of stories include the relationship between the pig god, Kamapua'a and the volcano goddess, Pele. Overall the mural depicts an outdoor celebration and festival of food and sport.
https://steemit.com/history/@hustletoparadise/hawaiian-cultural-mural-at-university-of-hawaii-maui
Article number three; Hawaiian volcanoes - Part 12: Benefits of Volcanoes
This article is about the benefits of volcanos in Hawaii. The Existence of the Islands themselvesThis is the first, and probably very obvious, benefit. The volcanic activity in the center of the Pacific Ocean is the only cause the islands exist. It led to the evolution of majestic volcanic mountains and beautiful beaches.
https://steemit.com/geology/@sooflauschig/hawaiian-volcanoes-part-12-benefits-of-volcanoes
Article number four; Hawaiian volcanoes - Part 6: Mythology vs Geology
The article is about the mythological beliefs of the Hawaiian people for the formation of their home show remarkable similarities with the modern explanation by plate tectonics. The myths start with the birth of Pele. Similar to the working geological processes, Pele was born as molten lava from her mother, Haumea, who personifies the Earth. Pele posseses a magic digging tool, the fire stick Pa’oa. Wherever she landed she used the Pa’oa to dig down deep into the crust of the ear and draw up the living lava below. The erupting lava opened a volcanic crater where she could live. The Hawaiian mythology shows the path of Pele towards the east along the Hawaiian Ridge and corresponds perfectly with the movement of the Pacific plate across the hotspot, continuously creating new islands. And the stories of Nā-maka-o-Kahaʻis wrath against her sister show a clear understanding of the erosional processes through which new islands become old and eventually disappear beneath the ocean
https://steemit.com/geology/@sooflauschig/hawaiian-volcanoes-part-6-mythology-vs-geology
Article number five; Hawaiian volcanoes - Part 14.1: Current eruption of Kīlauea
This article is about KĪlauea, which is the youngest volcano that is currently emerged above the sea surface. The youngest volcano itself is Lō’ihi, but this one is still submerged off the southeastern side of Hawai’i. KĪlauea is located at the southeastern side of the main land Island of Hawai’i. It does not appear as a single shield volcano, but emerges as a bulge on the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa. For that reason, it was for the longest time believed, that KĪlauea is just a satellite of its giant neighbor, and that both volcanoes are fed by the same underlying magma-plumbing system. Modern research has shown that, instead, KĪlauea is fed by its own plumbing system and is representing a separate volcano.
https://steemit.com/geology/@sooflauschig/hawaiian-volcanoes-part-14-current-eruption-of-kilauea
Article number six; Hawaiian Volcanoes
This article is a scientist looking at volcanoes in Hawaii. All volcanoes of the Hawaiian Ridge and the Emperor Ridge have been formed by the same geological process. The Canadian geophysicist John Tuzo Wilson was the first to propose that the Hawaiian Islands had been formed where the Pacific plate moved slowly west-northwest over a hotspot, the surface expression of a plume
https://steemit.com/geology/@sooflauschig/hawaiian-volcanism-part-2-the-hawaiian-hotspot
Article number seven Things to Know Before You Book that Hawaii Vacation
This article is a list and description of what you need to know and bring with you on your Hawaiian vacation. The Hawaiian Islands are home to many of the best palm tree-lined beaches in the world—with sands of all colors, even black. If you spent each day visiting a different beach, it would take years to enjoy them all. And all beaches are free and open to the public. Here's everything you need to know about booking a trip to Hawaii.
Article number eight; Cultural Appropriation and Advertising
This article is a discussion of using cultural traits in advertising and transferring the good will we feel for the culture to the items. Which may not be items from that culture at all and what this means.
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Article number nine: Hawaiian Culture, Waipio Valley; “The Valley Of The Kings"
This article discusses how this spiritually sacred place for Hawaiians and spiritual seekers is the set of Valleys located along the north western side of Hawaii island "big island."Waipio valley is the place where King Kamehameha 1 was raised and trained in the art of war. After the prophecies that a new born would become the new king, and unite the islands,
Article number ten: The Road to Hana - Maui, Hawaii
This article contains photos and information from a recent trip to Maui, which is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Specifically a tourist adventure called “the road to Hana”. “The Hāna Highway is a 64.4-mile (103.6 km) long stretch of Hawaii Routes 36 and 360 which connects Kahului with the town of Hāna in east Maui. On the east after Kalepa Bridge, the highway continues to Kīpahulu as Hawaii Route 31 (the Piilani Highway). Although Hāna is only about 52 miles (84 km) from Kahului, it takes about 2.5 hours to drive when no stops are made as the highway.
The drive features beautiful landscape, very tall waterfalls, and multicolored beach’s.
This is a Sample post of a digest of ten good articles of varying topics as part of my Application to be a Country Curator for The Kingdom of Hawaii.
Written by Shortsegments.