Indigenous Perspectives on Land and Aloha ʻĀina

What does Aloha ʻĀina translate to in English?

• love of the land
• friendship with nature
• love of the sea
• harmony with wildlife

Aloha ʻĀina is...

• Political

• Love of the Land

• From the 1800s

• Patriotism

Who said, "...e kue aku i ka hoohui ia o Hawaii me Amerika a hiki i ke aloha aina hope loa!"

"...protest forever the annexation of Hawaiʻi until the very last aloha ʻāina!."

• Jason Momoa

• Queen Liliʻuokalani

• James Kaulia

• Robert Wilcox

What are common tenets of Indigenous worldviews on land?

• Land is viewed as a commodity to be bought and sold.
• Land is solely a resource for economic gain.
• Indigenous worldviews prioritize individual ownership of land.
• Interconnectedness, stewardship, sacredness of land, and ancestral ties.

What moʻolelo tells us about our familial connection to ʻāina and our reciprocal relationship?

• Kāne & Kanaloa

• Hāloa

• Adam & Eve

• Pele & Hiʻiaka

This is the group that organized shortly after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and promoted Hawaiian patriotism, independence, and opposed the overthrow.

• Kamehameha Schools

• Kau Inoa

• Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi

• Hui Aloha Aina

Who is a kaikuaʻana (older sibling) of the Hawaiian people?

• Hāloa

• Hāloanakalaukapalili

• The Hawaiian Islands

• Menehune

Compulsory (required by law) Education, Land Rights, Voting Rights, Public Healthcare, Multilingualism and Cultural Inclusion, International Diplomacy and Recognition, Environmental Stewardship/Natural Resource Management are...

• Progressive Aspirations

• US Policies

• Hawaiian Kingdom Policies

• Pie(s) in the Sky

The song written by Eleanor Prendergast in 1893, also known as "Mele ʻAi Pōhaku" and "Mele Aloha ʻĀina", that protested the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani and the Hawaiian Kingdom.

• Kaulana Nā Pua

• Meleana E

• Hawaiian National Anthem
• Mele ʻĀina

What does Waimānalo translate into English?

• Spring Water

• Fly Water

• Potable Water

• Flowing Water