Hawaiian Culture

Which activity supports Hawaiian-language revitalization?

• Banning Hawaiian written materials
• Removing Hawaiian names from schools
• Language-immersion education
• Replacing all classrooms with tourist guides

Why are the ʻokina and kahakō important in written Hawaiian?

• They can affect pronunciation and meaning
• They indicate U.S. ZIP codes
• They represent fractions
• They serve only as page decorations

How can hula serve an educational purpose?

• It replaces all written laws
• It conveys history, poetry, and stories of places
• It measures economic output
• It predicts earthquake magnitudes

Why is aloha more than a simple greeting?

• It is the Hawaiian word for volcano
• It refers only to rainfall
• It has no cultural meaning
• It also expresses cultural ideas of care and relationships

Which crop is closely connected with traditional Hawaiian foodways?

• Winter wheat
• Arctic barley
• Kalo (taro)
• Cotton

Why is the nēnē important to Hawaiian conservation?

• It is an introduced livestock breed
• It is the state’s principal timber tree
• It is a deep-sea coral species
• It is a native bird with conservation significance