Manoa Heritage Center - Hawaii

Have you every visited the Hawaiian Islands? Do you know where they are on the map? Go to Google Earth from your home, and find the Hawaii & the Manoa Heritage Centre. http://www.manoaheritagecenter.org/

You can visit their website to see the photos of their biodiversity - trees and flowers that grow on the Hawaiian Islands. Their Native Hawaiian garden is called 'Kuka'o'o Heiau. Granny is asking them to help talk about the International School Peace Gardens. If you visit a park or a Heritage Centre, you can also plant these ideas into your school peace garden.

Do you know what the word 'culture' means? Hawaiian's have many great cultural things that they do.

1. A Hawaiian feast is called a Luau (say: loo-au). http://kohalacoastweb.blogspot.com/2007/06/best-hawaiian-luau-show.html
2. Can you dance the hula? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huFf0uZGKEg&feature=related
   
3. They use their beautiful flowers in their designs for making quilts. Have you folded a piece of paper in quarters and then cut design's in the middle? When you open it out you have matching patterns in each section. They do the same with material. You back the flower with wonder under, and sew the patterns onto a material square. They sew all the squares together to make a quilt. Here are some free patterns to try. http://nvo.com/poakalani/nss-folder/freecushionpatterns/
4. Can you find the words for hallo, goodbye, in Hawaiian? http://www.aloha.com/~hvguides/HwnGlossary.html
5. Their sacred tree is a Kukai.
   
6. Look for their flower names http://www.alohafriendsphotos.com/
7. Learn how to make a new plant out of a living plant.
8. Find out how to plant a tree. You will need a spade and a bucket of water.
9. What else do you need to keep the tree alive?

Julia