Sunday, April 20, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Da Aina Sonnet
Flying between the sunshine and the sea
And now with trees sway in the clearly breeze
Hawaiian islands why can't we just be
The eight islands of the Hawaiian chain
With tons of haoles bringing their sunscreen
Number fifty in the line, which is the state
The taro and the poi that is so clean
The sun and beach oh baby it just waits
Leave the Hawaiian country lands alone
The poly's are the founders of the land
Queen Liliuokalani had the throne
The lava rocks cooled and turned into sand
Kamehameha was the noble king
All in all we are under his noble wing
And now with trees sway in the clearly breeze
Hawaiian islands why can't we just be
The eight islands of the Hawaiian chain
With tons of haoles bringing their sunscreen
Number fifty in the line, which is the state
The taro and the poi that is so clean
The sun and beach oh baby it just waits
Leave the Hawaiian country lands alone
The poly's are the founders of the land
Queen Liliuokalani had the throne
The lava rocks cooled and turned into sand
Kamehameha was the noble king
All in all we are under his noble wing
Sonnet Analysis
The reason behind Michael Zane and I writing about "Da Aina" is because we thought that soon people are going to forget the real meaning of the Hawaiian Islands. The real meaning behind the Hawaiian Islands was that basically only Hawaiians were supposed to live here and keep the country, country but now that technology is getting better more housing is being built leading to new possibilities in life. So as I grow older I want to remember a poem that will always tell me that there is a lot being left behind about Hawai`i. For example that history of the Hawaiian Islands and the important people that played important roles in making Hawai`i a better society for all of us.
A day in Hawai`i is different compared to the mainland because in Hawai`i you can see the trees sway in the wind when the wind is barely even blowing. The day in Hawai`i is also different because some days I think, to myself there is so much things that some people don't know about that happened here, that I might know about. Like all the soldiers that died in battle. For instance the warriors that were linked to Kamehameha and the soldiers that died in Pearl Harbor. As I know I know that I would be pretty freaked out by all the spirits that rome this island.
The history of Hawai`i because today we still talk about the history of Hawai`i and how it affected our community. Kamehameha the Great reigned for a long time. Kamehameha the Great then died in 1819. After Kamehameha died Liholiho took his position until Kamehameha the II was old enough to reign his father's position. Five years later Kamehameha the II was assassinated and Kamehameha the III reigned his positions. So as you can see the Kamehameha dynasty reigned for pretty long. The Queen of Hawai`i back in the day was Queen Liliuokalani was one of the last reigning monarchs of Hawai`i. She helps annex the state of Hawai`i into the United States.
The volcanoes that erupted in Hawaii such as Diamond Head, Kilauea and etc. The lava that cooled then formed the land and started to grow plants and things that created the island of Hawaii. The plants that were made created the country that today is being consumed and built on. Then on the beach the waves used to crash on the lava rocks which turned the lava rocks into sand, which now we can walk on. Basically the reef in the ocean is the lava rock that didn't reach the surface of the water to make the land larger. For example in Makapu'u the reef out there didn't fully reach the surface that caused the land to not be larger.
If you look at the Hawaiian Islands they each have their own uniqueness that makes each island different. Some islands are larger than the others. The size of the islands doesn't matter. However the thing and history that goes down in that is the thing that counts. If you have a bad government that isn't backed up by good reigning kings or government leaders then your government and society will fall to the ground. See in Hawai`i we have good leaders that support our every move, which just makes our states more positive. The positive ness is from the actions that they perform. The positive ness gives our congress and government the confidence to make new laws and pass laws that makes our state become less destructive and better in helping the civilizations wise.
The taro plant that we used and turn into poi is Hawaiian favorite. The poi gives the Hawaiians the big bodies because the taste of poi is so sweet and delicious that even I could eat poi forever. I love to make poi as well because for the tourists that don't know what they are doing try to just eat the taro plant straight for the root. However if you do that there is this thing in cleaning process that has to be performed. The reason behind this is because if you bite right into the taro plant at the root you get this itchy scratchy feeling in your throat that makes you want to drink water. However, it starts to get worse and worse like when you swallow it feels like your swallowing with knives in your throat.
A day in Hawai`i is different compared to the mainland because in Hawai`i you can see the trees sway in the wind when the wind is barely even blowing. The day in Hawai`i is also different because some days I think, to myself there is so much things that some people don't know about that happened here, that I might know about. Like all the soldiers that died in battle. For instance the warriors that were linked to Kamehameha and the soldiers that died in Pearl Harbor. As I know I know that I would be pretty freaked out by all the spirits that rome this island.
The history of Hawai`i because today we still talk about the history of Hawai`i and how it affected our community. Kamehameha the Great reigned for a long time. Kamehameha the Great then died in 1819. After Kamehameha died Liholiho took his position until Kamehameha the II was old enough to reign his father's position. Five years later Kamehameha the II was assassinated and Kamehameha the III reigned his positions. So as you can see the Kamehameha dynasty reigned for pretty long. The Queen of Hawai`i back in the day was Queen Liliuokalani was one of the last reigning monarchs of Hawai`i. She helps annex the state of Hawai`i into the United States.
The volcanoes that erupted in Hawaii such as Diamond Head, Kilauea and etc. The lava that cooled then formed the land and started to grow plants and things that created the island of Hawaii. The plants that were made created the country that today is being consumed and built on. Then on the beach the waves used to crash on the lava rocks which turned the lava rocks into sand, which now we can walk on. Basically the reef in the ocean is the lava rock that didn't reach the surface of the water to make the land larger. For example in Makapu'u the reef out there didn't fully reach the surface that caused the land to not be larger.
If you look at the Hawaiian Islands they each have their own uniqueness that makes each island different. Some islands are larger than the others. The size of the islands doesn't matter. However the thing and history that goes down in that is the thing that counts. If you have a bad government that isn't backed up by good reigning kings or government leaders then your government and society will fall to the ground. See in Hawai`i we have good leaders that support our every move, which just makes our states more positive. The positive ness is from the actions that they perform. The positive ness gives our congress and government the confidence to make new laws and pass laws that makes our state become less destructive and better in helping the civilizations wise.
The taro plant that we used and turn into poi is Hawaiian favorite. The poi gives the Hawaiians the big bodies because the taste of poi is so sweet and delicious that even I could eat poi forever. I love to make poi as well because for the tourists that don't know what they are doing try to just eat the taro plant straight for the root. However if you do that there is this thing in cleaning process that has to be performed. The reason behind this is because if you bite right into the taro plant at the root you get this itchy scratchy feeling in your throat that makes you want to drink water. However, it starts to get worse and worse like when you swallow it feels like your swallowing with knives in your throat.
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