Hawaiian History - Missionaries / end of the kapu system

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Hawaiian History - Missionaries / end of the kapu system

Ancient Polynesians settled Hawaii

• From the South and West

• About 600 years before Cook

• Developed rich culture with variances from island to island.

Hawaiian Culture before Unification

• Sporadic conflict and civil war.

• Variances in kapu systems

• Heiau - which god, religious practice, human sacrifice varied.

Multiple Choice

About how long had the Hawaiians lived here before Cook's arrival?

• about 60 years

• about 600 years

• about 6 years

• about 6 months

Fill in the Blanks

After Kamehameha died, Hawaii went through another rapid change in culture

Kamehameha II - Liholiho

• Rose to power at about 20 years old when Kamehameha died.

• Kamehameha's favorite wife, Kaahumanu advised him.

• Some conflicts with other Hawaiians to retain the crown

Kaahumanu

• Advises Liholiho to abolish the kapu system.

• Old Hawaiian religion broken and Christianity introduced

• Missionaries come to teach laguage, writing, and RELIGION

Opukahaia and the missionaries

• Opukahaia was 10 when his family was killed by warriors in Civil War between Kamehameha and Keoua

• Orphaned with little hope, he swam out to a haole ship and joined their crew.

• Ends up in Connecticut; becomes Christian; vision: missionaries to Hawaii

Multiple Choice

Who took control of the Hawaiian government after Kamehameha died?

• Keoua

• Liholiho

• Opukahaia

• Isaac Davis

Multiple Choice

This Ali'i Nui was Kamehameha's favorite wife; she helped destroy the kapu system.

• Bernice Poahi

• Liliuokalani

• Ka'iulani

• Kaahumanu

Multiple Choice

This orphaned Hawaiian boy helped start the wave of missionaries to Hawaii.

• Opukahaia

• Keoua

• Kelolo

• Kaahumanu

​Hawaiian Culture vs Missionary Culture

​Clothing

​Food

​Language

​Religion

​Other practices:

​Which cultural aspects do you think will cause the most conflict between the missionaries and the Hawaiians? THINK ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU MOVE ON!

Poll

Which cultural aspect will you analyze / research?

• Food: women not allowed to eat certain foods

• Kapu system: human sacrifice

• Clothing

• Kapu system: hanai / adoption

• marriage / family life

​Research your topic for a few minutes.

​Use the textbook or the internet to find out how the old Hawaiians and the missionaries dealt with your topic. Why do you think each of them did it this way?

​Example: I'm comparing the missionaries to Eskimos instead of Hawaiians.

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I selected clothing.

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Eskimos wore lots of heavy clothing compared to the missionaries. What was the clothing made of? Fur and animal skins.

Open Ended

Describe the old Hawaiian cultural practice you selected in as much detail as possible here. Why do you think that they did this?  Think about the resources the Hawaiians had (or did not have).  Think about climate and environment.  Write at least three sentences.

Open Ended

Describe how the arrival of the missionaries would have caused conflict with the cultural practice you selected in as much detail as possible here. Why do you think that they did this differently?  Think about the resources the missionaries had (or did not have).  Think about climate and environment where they came from.  Write at least three sentences.

​You're done with this lesson!

​Keep thinking about how this cultural conflict will eventually produce the island culture you live in today!