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and praise them. They are often incorporated into worship and are used in combination with dance to praise the spirits which reside in nature. The most important deity in regards to Hawaiian music is the goddess Pele, who is said to have found the hula, and is now the patron goddess of it. She is also the goddess of fire and volcanoes, because of this; she is revered highly in the Hawaiian culture. Traditional music in Hawaii was not originally used for entertainment, but instead, for worship. It

attention (Wang, 2014). According to the music, children can stretch their hamstrings to pick up the hula-hoop (placed in the front), raise the hula-hoop to the abdominals and above the head using the deltoid muscles etc. For the special children, it is fine to slow down the movements and children in a wheel chair can use only their upper body to perform the hula-hoop movements. Thus, through the hula-hoop, children combine fine and gross motor movement and “balance to achieve increasingly complex

While researching the country of Hawaii’s musical culture and history I was able to find some very interesting things that are present in modern Hawaii. From the causes of musical oppression, fight for independence and revival of Hawaiian culture I will talk about how all of these contributed to the current culture of Hawaiian drum dance. First I will talk about the history and culture of the Hawaiian natives and how this has had its effect on Hawaiian music. In 1778, the first European to come

open- end questions to expand their thoughts. For example, when a child cannot play a Hula hoop the way we swing around the hips, I will become an active listening and ask open- ended question. I will ask her “ You seem to be hard time swing the Hula hoop. How can we play in different a way with Hula hoop?” We both think for while. If she can not come up with any idea. I suggest, “ How about setting up the Hula hoops on the ground with at different distances?” She starts to jumping and hopping

Hawaii and Tourism Hawaii is located in the central Pacific Ocean; it is one of the many islands in Polynesia. It is composed of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui and the Island of Hawaii, the island of Hawaii being the largest island of the eight (see attached map). According to the census bureau, as of 2014, Hawaii ‘s population is approximately 1,419,561 with Native Hawaiians forming only 10% of the population; in order to be considered a Native Hawaiian

The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework has 11 domains to establish a good balance child development. The one of the domains is Physical Development and Health. Physical Development and Health program enhance fine motor skills, gross motor skills, health knowledge and practice, and physical health status for children. The fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscle movement, and the activities are painting, drawing, writing, craft, Legos, play dough, and puzzles.

Every person had a role in society, whether that embodied feminine or masculine traits. Mahu were caretakers, healers, and teachers. Hula, chanting, and many other traditions are forms of wisdom. When the missionaries did come, they were shocked to see the society that was built. They further tried to stop the people and erase their traditions. The missionaries saw hula and chanting as immoral, therefore trying to enforce policies to stop the people of Hawaii. Nonetheless, even after the two hundred

“ Dance is the hidden language of the soul” ( Martha Graham). Dance is nonverbal and is often used by many people as a language. All people can tell emotions by dancing even beginner and amateur classes. In the world, there are many kinds of dancing, for instance, jazz, ballet, and samba. Each dance has completely distinct parts because all region`s cultures gave influences to each dance style in the past time such as classical Japanese dance and salsa. Furthermore, many people dance as entertainments

was a big hit. (PAGE) The character is still very famous today and can still be seen in shows in color. Furthermore, “Hula Hoops” are also mentioned in the songs. During this time, hula hoops had reached “100 million in sales as the latest toy fad.” (PAGE) Hula hoops are still used as a form of entertainment today. For future generations, it would be amazing to find out that hula hoops have been existing for so long. It is important to know the origins of where things came. The topic of “birth control”

level of government including: federal, state and local. (Hula, 1999) The way it works, is special interest organizations will often use lawyers or former government officials to reach out to individuals in positions of power. During this process, they will have them talk about issues which are most important to them and their members. This is designed to give these groups specific benefits by helping to shape the legislative agenda. (Hula, 1999) For example, one technique is to gain greater amounts