Hawaiian Culture and Native Plants Quiz

What role do native plants play in Hawaiian culture?

• They are used to make lei, hula implements, and poi-pounding boards.

• They are used in ceremony and for weaving and making cloth.

• They are used for physical and spiritual healing, called lāʻau lapaʻau.

• All of the above.

What is lāʻau lapaʻau?

• A traditional Hawaiian dance.

• A type of Hawaiian food.

• The traditional practice of physical and spiritual healing through the use of plants.

• A Hawaiian festival.

When was lāʻau lapaʻau outlawed?

• In 1820 upon the arrival of missionaries to Hawaiʻi.

• In 1850 during the reign of Kamehameha V.

• In 1900 after the annexation of Hawaiʻi.

• In 1988 with the passing of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act.

What impact did the introduction of foreign diseases have on Native Hawaiians?

• It caused the decline of the Native Hawaiian population.

• It led to the outlawing of lāʻau lapaʻau.

• It resulted in the loss of traditional knowledge.

• All of the above.

Who legalized lāʻau lapaʻau 50 years after it was outlawed?

• Kamehameha V

• Liliʻuokalani

• Kamehameha I

• Kalākaua

What was the effect of the smallpox vaccine on the Hawaiian population?

• It increased the number of deaths.

• It had no effect.

• It helped to decline the number of deaths.

• It was not used in Hawaiʻi.

What actions did Liliʻuokalani take during the fourth smallpox epidemic?

• She mandated stay-at-home orders and stopped travel.

• She introduced a new vaccine.

• She outlawed lāʻau lapaʻau.

• She encouraged traditional healing practices.

What does the ʻōlelo noʻeau about ʻaʻaliʻi symbolize?

• Resiliency and standing firm in the face of difficulties.

• The importance of traditional Hawaiian dance.

• The need for modern medicine.

• The beauty of Hawaiian landscapes.

What is the significance of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988?

• It recognizes lāʻau lapaʻau as traditional medicine.

• It prohibits the use of native plants.

• It mandates the use of Western medicine.

• It introduces new foreign diseases.

What is ʻōlena used for in lāʻau lapaʻau?

• To treat ear infection, respiratory infection, and inflammation.

• To make traditional Hawaiian clothing.

• To perform hula dances.

• To build poi-pounding boards.