Hawaiian Culture Essay
The Hawaiians were a polytheistic culture, there civilization was ended by war with the “whites” (polynesians). There were trade routes with other Polynesian islands like the French Polynesia and the Easter islands. They traded fish animals ores and other crops.
The first Hawaiians were actually polynesian, but there were creating a new culture. They were not considered whites anymore because of their new culture. So when the Polynesians came over they were considered whites. The French polynesian where the ones that the Hawaiians didn't like which sparked the battle of nu'uanu. The hawaiians first arrived at the island of honolulu between 300 A.D and 800 A.D. there government and society where not that different from many other societies …show more content…
The spirits that the believed in are Wind, Fire, Water, Air, Nature, Life and Earth, the two great parents were Wakea (air) and his wife Papa (earth). The chiefs had their own realms run by the power of mana. If they felt one of the nature gods was angry at them by the wether they would sacrifice a person to one of those gods. Which is completely different from today christianity
The hawaiians are of course from polynesia but most of them came from the island of soma. So when they discovered this new land the pretty much kept the same religion but put a few twists on it. And made it their own. Polynesians were considered white but when they got to hawaii they were native to hawaii. So the french polynesians did not find out about them discovering that new island. So they were mad. And finally found that island and fought them for it, they did not win but half of the hawaiian culture was wiped out.
In conclusion, the hawaiians where an advanced civilization. But they also had some hard times to get through and that is what made them so strong. They had a very different way of living than other mesoamerican civilizations. And i think that this was a thriving tribe until the got destroyed by the whites. This civilization would have thrived better than the other ones because of the size of
The first Hawaiians were actually polynesian, but there were creating a new culture. They were not considered whites anymore because of their new culture. So when the Polynesians came over they were considered whites. The French polynesian where the ones that the Hawaiians didn't like which sparked the battle of nu'uanu. The hawaiians first arrived at the island of honolulu between 300 A.D and 800 A.D. there government and society where not that different from many other societies …show more content…
The spirits that the believed in are Wind, Fire, Water, Air, Nature, Life and Earth, the two great parents were Wakea (air) and his wife Papa (earth). The chiefs had their own realms run by the power of mana. If they felt one of the nature gods was angry at them by the wether they would sacrifice a person to one of those gods. Which is completely different from today christianity
The hawaiians are of course from polynesia but most of them came from the island of soma. So when they discovered this new land the pretty much kept the same religion but put a few twists on it. And made it their own. Polynesians were considered white but when they got to hawaii they were native to hawaii. So the french polynesians did not find out about them discovering that new island. So they were mad. And finally found that island and fought them for it, they did not win but half of the hawaiian culture was wiped out.
In conclusion, the hawaiians where an advanced civilization. But they also had some hard times to get through and that is what made them so strong. They had a very different way of living than other mesoamerican civilizations. And i think that this was a thriving tribe until the got destroyed by the whites. This civilization would have thrived better than the other ones because of the size of