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Hale is a traditional form of Hawaiian architecture, known for its distinctive style, practicality, and close relationship with the natural environment. These indigenous structures were designed to be highly functional, meeting a menagerie of needs in Hawaiian society.
The earliest form of Hawaiian architecture originates from what is called ancient Hawaiʻi—designs employed in the construction of village shelters from the simple shacks of outcasts and slaves, huts for the fishermen and canoe builders along the beachfronts, the shelters of the working class makaʻainana, the elaborate and sacred heiau of ...
Wharenui are usually called meeting houses in New Zealand English, or simply called whare (a more generic term simply referring to a house or building). Also called a whare rūnanga ("meeting house") or whare whakairo (literally "carved house"), the present style of wharenui originated in the early to middle nineteenth century.
Francis Palani Sinenci (born 1942) is a recognized master-builder of traditional Hawaiian house building methods. Most know him as either "Uncle Palani" or "Uncle Francis". Sinenci is of both Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) and Filipino descent and he was born and raised in Hāna, Maui. He holds the title of "kuhikuhi puʻuone", which is the ...
In Polynesian Folklore, Hawaiki (also rendered as ʻAvaiki in Cook Islands, Hawaiki in Māori, Savaiʻi in Samoan, Havaiʻi in Tahitian, Hawaiʻi in Hawaiian) is the original home of the Polynesians, before dispersal across Polynesia. [1]
Honolulu, Hawaii: 1836-1842 Church At one time the national church of the Hawaiian Kingdom and chapel of the royal family [4] The Print House (Ka Hale Paʻi) Honolulu, Hawaii: 1841 Commercial Site of first materials printed in the Hawaiian language [5] Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace: Honolulu, Hawaii: 1843 Church Oldest Roman Catholic ...
The English and Maori versions of the treaty contain key differences, complicating its application and interpretation, some observers say. To address this, over the last 50 years, lawmakers ...
Māori cultural history intertwines inextricably with the culture of Polynesia as a whole. The New Zealand archipelago forms the southwestern corner of the Polynesian Triangle, a major part of the Pacific Ocean with three island groups at its corners: the Hawaiian Islands, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and New Zealand (Aotearoa in te reo Māori). [10]