Category Archives: Resurgence of Hawaiian Culture

But why the nose? Hawaiian bamboo nose flute lessons

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Diane Scheurell

“I’m taking a nose flute class,” I told my friends. “It’s the first workshop at the new Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hāmākua. We get to choose a bamboo flute, sand it, and learn how to play it. Want to come?” … Continue reading →

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Hāmākua Harvest – These are my farmers

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Diane Scheurell

  We are delighted to have our own Farmer’s Market in Honoka‘a. (See Hāmākua Harvest – One Man’s Vision.) Yes, we can drive 17 miles to Waimea where they have three markets on Saturday. But I can choose to come … Continue reading →

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On foot around the Big Island in four days – Aha Pule ‘Aina Holo

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

It’s been more than two weeks since the Aha Pule ‘Aina Holo (a prayer moving throughout the land). If you didn’t hear about it in time to participate, don’t worry. Lanakila Mangauil will organize this run around the whole island again … Continue reading →

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My Hawaiian culture class is pau

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

It’s Monday afternoon. I feel strangely “unbusy.” My Hawaiian Culture Class, the activity that consumed me for the last 12 weeks, is pau (finished). The graduation ceremony, the ho‘ike, was such a rush. Four chants, five hulas, friends and family in … Continue reading →

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Early morning pule starts the Aha Pule ‘Aina Holo

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

Thursday, November 20, 2014, 5:15 am. Honoka‘a Park. Silence and darkness. The waning crescent moon hung brightly in the east, points up. Luminous stars shone bright against the black Hawaiian sky, and we took time to appreciate the early morning … Continue reading →

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Makahiki – a new twist on an old tradition

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

We are coming into the Makahiki season, an ancient Hawaiian celebration of the harvest. Officially begun on the new moon after the Seven Sisters (the Pleiades) became visible on the horizon, it lasted four lunar months. The people celebrated because … Continue reading →

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Honoring Pele

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

My Hawaiian Culture Class took a second field trip, this time to the mother of all Parks – Volcanoes National Park. In this case “mother” refers to Pele, birthing new land. Halema’uma’u Crater in the Kilauea Caldera is traditionally known … Continue reading →

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Saving Hawaiian traditions – Kalopa State Park

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

On the Big Island, they say that new-comers either “get” the island, or Pele chews them up and spits them back to the mainland. Lots of new residents pack up and leave because they don’t understand this environment. I have … Continue reading →

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A testosterone event: Hawaiian Falsetto Contest

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

Julia and I went to a Hawaiian Falsetto Contest this weekend that celebrated the Hawaiian tradition of men singing in that high range an octave above normal. This was part of the month-long series of festivities known as Hawaii Island … Continue reading →

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Graduation gratitude

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Diane Scheurell

Hawai‘i Preparatory School has a unique graduation ceremony that reflects the Hawaiian culture surrounding us. Much of the ceremony could happen anywhere: the faculty march in wearing their traditional cap and gown, the valedictorian and others gives speeches, the students … Continue reading →

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