History of Hawaiian Land
Hawaii's land has a very interesting history. The natives cared for the "aina" (land) greatly and used its resources very wisely. They used sustainable resources to live and survive. They had a respect for the land unlike any other.
The native hawaiians created a system called "Ahupua'a". Ahu means heap of stones and Pua'a means pig. The boundary markers for ahupuaʻa were traditionally heaps of stones used to put offers to the island chief, which was often a pig. It divided the whole island into subdivisions, each subdivision consisted of a part of land from the mountains to the sea. Each Ahupua'a was like its own community or district. Every ahupua'a was ruled by an "ali'i" or chief. The natives used the resources with in their ahupua'a to live. Sustainability was controlled by the ali'i's to ensure a lasting supply of resources. The balance in this land system kept the hawaiian race alive.
Farming was different during this time. Hawaiians lacked tools and machines, everything was done with hand. The main crop hawaiians farmed was taro. Taro was more than just a plant to the hawaiians. Taro was very versatile, in addition to being a starch food, it was also used as medicine and in rituals. Taro was also cooked and pounded to make poi (taro mashed into a paste like texture). Only men cultivated, cooked and prepared taro. The native hawaiians grew more than 300 types of taro. Over time taro farming developed in to a more sophisticated, complex system. The island climate provided an abundant amount of sun, soil and water. Ancient Hawaiians divided their year into two seasons: kau, the warmer summer months with reliable trade winds (generally May to October) and ho'oilo, the colder wetter months with less trade winds (November to April). Hawaiians were experts of the land and its resources.
Water during this time was a symbol for prosperity and life. It was their greatest resource. Taro (the main crop grown in ancient hawaii) grew best with water. Water meant wealth for the hawaiians. Wai = water, Wai Wai= wealth. Water meant life for everything. Hawaiians were also big on aquaculture. Ancient Hawaiians were the first islanders in the Pacific to make use of ponds and fish farming. Fish ponds were than source for food, shrines were built on the end of the ponds for worship. In a culture that honored the earth's abundance, fishponds symbolized the connection Hawaiians forged between themselves, the aina, and the akua (gods).
Overall hawaiians had a respect and care for the aina unlike any other. The hawaiian culture should be preserved so their ways can evolve and live forever.
Farming was different during this time. Hawaiians lacked tools and machines, everything was done with hand. The main crop hawaiians farmed was taro. Taro was more than just a plant to the hawaiians. Taro was very versatile, in addition to being a starch food, it was also used as medicine and in rituals. Taro was also cooked and pounded to make poi (taro mashed into a paste like texture). Only men cultivated, cooked and prepared taro. The native hawaiians grew more than 300 types of taro. Over time taro farming developed in to a more sophisticated, complex system. The island climate provided an abundant amount of sun, soil and water. Ancient Hawaiians divided their year into two seasons: kau, the warmer summer months with reliable trade winds (generally May to October) and ho'oilo, the colder wetter months with less trade winds (November to April). Hawaiians were experts of the land and its resources.
Water during this time was a symbol for prosperity and life. It was their greatest resource. Taro (the main crop grown in ancient hawaii) grew best with water. Water meant wealth for the hawaiians. Wai = water, Wai Wai= wealth. Water meant life for everything. Hawaiians were also big on aquaculture. Ancient Hawaiians were the first islanders in the Pacific to make use of ponds and fish farming. Fish ponds were than source for food, shrines were built on the end of the ponds for worship. In a culture that honored the earth's abundance, fishponds symbolized the connection Hawaiians forged between themselves, the aina, and the akua (gods).
Overall hawaiians had a respect and care for the aina unlike any other. The hawaiian culture should be preserved so their ways can evolve and live forever.
You need to make introduction and conclusion a lot stronger. Discuss more about your broad topic and also your subtopic before stating your thesis (which needs to be clearer and stronger). Also in your body paragraphs you have very good body topics, however there is so much more that can be discussed in each section. Also you might want explain what Taro actually is. MS(3-)
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