the bones live research pt. 2
ti leaf was also used to border off homes to ward off evil spirits
also used to border farmlands
so "applying" it to oneself would mean warding off spirits from oneself
ti leaf is "sacred to gods"
Hawaiian God Lono
Goddess Laka of hula
hawaii is a part of something called the "polynesian triangle"
polynesia
made up of 3 groups of islands
one of them being hawaii
hawaii culture values
serving/"stewardship"
family; everything is shared
no one is left to care for themselves
modesty
humility
can think of giving back to your parents for taking care of you
hawaiin think of their land as "that nourishes and feeds the ‘ohana. It is the responsibility of the ‘ohana to take care of the ‘aina."
ohana means family XD
cooperation of work
respect and responsibility
community; both in living and working together; helping each other
caring for each other one way through ritual
ti leaf and salt water ceremony; taking care each other by warding off evil spirits and energies of one another
doing it together, a sense of community/family
love
utilization of resources and the land they reside on
could be one form of appreciating the land they live on?
how can utilizing the sources in any way possible, a form of showing appreciation?
not "reserving" the resources for later use; assuming that they will still be there whenever they want to use it
using it whenever they can
what are some other things to know/questions to answer, in order to understand the importance of the ritual?
figuring out where the ritual came from, historically
greetings is a big part of hawaiian culture
hospitality
what is a part(s) of culture that demonstrate its history, or how it's grown?
songs
stories
what part of a culture helps you learn more about the culture?
how ppl treat each other?
what they eat
the state of their land?
Ea Mai Hawaiinuiakea
includes references to the divine origins of early chiefs and kings. Genealogy chants such as this one are revered in Hawaiʻi as they affirm the connections between people and the land upon which they live. These connections help us better understand our privelege and kuleana (responsibility) to care for places and people.
who currently lives on the land
ethnicities
who works on the land
point of answering these questions: to get a better understanding of the "foundation" of the ritual, in which you are looking for cultural context for
find a story that tells about use of salt/salt water, and ti leaf