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THE ANCIENT
Weapons, Tikis AND
Society OF Hawaii |
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Hawaiian History
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Duke Kahanamoku |
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The Original Surf Culture and History of Surfing Once the fussy pants Scottish and German missionaries arrived in 1821 they began using their growing power to suppress Hawaiian culture. Surfing was particularly looked down upon do to the natives custom of surfing without clothes. Surfing died out and only a few Hawaiians carried on the tradition of surfing and knew how to make the ancient, heavy Hawaiian long boards. In the early 1900’s, Hawaiians living close to Waikiki began to revive surfing, possibly in protest to America’s illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Surfing began to catch on and was soon a sport. From there, Duke Kahanamoku, "Ambassador of Aloha," helped introduce surfing to the world. Duke Kahanamoku was a native Hawaiian, actor and an Olympic gold medalist in swimming, who used his celebrity to lure the countries attention to water sports. In the late 1930’s and 40’s new lighter balsa wood boards were introduced and surfers gained added maneuverability. The sport didn’t really take off until the 1960’s however. Movies about surfers, “beach party movies” introduced surfing to the masses. While Tiki culture spread was at it’s highest surf culture launched an amphibious assault. The native protester surfers of Waikki had spread their Hawaiian culture more successful then they could ever have imagined. Hawaii is still one of the world’s hottest spots for surfing; it’s waves drawing thousands of surf tourists annually. Ancient Hawaiian Lava Sledding Spear Catching and Cliff Diving Boxing, Ancient Hawaiian Style Ancient Hawaiian Games Konane To play: If you don't have black lava and white coral pebbles, beachcomb for suitable substitutes. If you don't live near a beach, check craft or hobby stores for polished or unpolished stones. As far as crafting a game board, your imagination is the only limit. Chiseling an authentic papamu is time-intensive, but if you're up to the challenge, look for a large flat rock in which to carve holes. (Note that the holes, especially the indent in the center, were traditionally inset with human teeth.) The rules are similar to checkers. All holes on the papamu are filled with stones, alternating dark and light. The game starts by removing an ‘ili ‘ele (dark stone) from either the center of the board or one of the board's corners. The next move is to take away an ‘ili kea (light stone) adjacent to the newly removed dark stone. The game progresses from here much like checkers: Players take turns trying to capture their opponent's ‘ili by jumping the stones horizontally or vertically. As in checkers, you can make more than one jump during a move if there's an empty hole between jumps and the stones being jumped are in the same row or column. You can't move diagonally, or switch directions within a move. ‘Ulumaika A round rock about the size of a coconut is rolled or pitched through two short wooden stakes. A point is gained each time the rock passes through the stakes. The stakes can be as close together as five or six inches or as far apart as two feet, depending on how challenging you want the game to be. Similarly, the distance the bowler stands from the stakes depends on the difficulty level the participant’s desire. It's best to play one person at a time unless you have a large yard and can set up stakes far apart from each other. The Sport of Kings |
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