Academic literature on the topic 'Hawaiian folklore'

This article analyses the ways in which technologies such as literacy, picturebooks and feature films have appropriated Hawai‘i, its mythology and folklore and its indigenous people from early Western contact to the present. The article is divided into three parts: the first explains how the historical introduction of English literacy transformed Hawaiian mythology and folklore into a Western possession. The second describes the ways in which different genres of folklore and mythology in post-plantation-era children's picturebooks counter, extend and complicate that initial adaptation. The final part situates a critical reading of Disney's Moana within this longer history of appropriation. While most critical reviews of Moana have focused on specific aspects, this article situates key parts of the Moana narrative within the colonial and post-colonial story of Hawai‘i that Western adaptations have written from historical times to present.

Argyreia speciosa (Linn.f.) (Family: Convolvulaceae, Synonyms: Argyreia nervosa) is used in the traditional Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in local health folklore. It is commonly known as Vidhaara in Hindi and Hawaiian Baby Woodrose and Elephant creeper in English. It is the large climber and seen throughout India up to an altitude of 500 m. A. speciosa possess various pharmacological activity such as anti-aging, gastroprotective, analgesic & anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, antiviral, antidiabetic, anticonvulsion, antioxidant, antidiarrheal, antiulcer, central nervous system depressant, nematocides, nootropic, anticancer and many more. Apart from this numerous phytoconstituents have been isolated from A. speciosa. Its seeds principally contain lysergamides, eragine and isoeragine which responsible for its hallucinogenic properties. The present paper efforts bring to light the available literature on A. speciosa with respect to traditional, ethnobotanical, phytoconstituents and review of different pharmacological activities. Keywords: Argyreia speciosa, Vidhaara, Anti-aging, Hallucinogen, Ethnobotanical

Several species of Metrosideros (Myrtaceae), referred to as ohia in Hawaii, are endemic trees that comprise as much as 80% of the native Hawaiian forests. For centuries, these trees have provided niches for many indigenous and endangered plants and animals and are treasured by Hawaiians for their beauty and role in folklore and legends. During April 2005, a cultivated ohia plant was diagnosed by the Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa as infected by a rust fungus. Rust pustules containing abundant urediniospores were observed on leaves, stems, and sepals, causing discolored spots and severe deformity of young leaves and growing tips. By July 2005, a similar rust disease was observed on other plants in the family Myrtaceae; namely Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston, Eugenia koolauensis Degener, E. reinwardtiana (Blume) DC, and Psidium guajava L. Microscopic examination of the uredinia and urediniospores showed that the rust was morphologically similar to Puccinia psidii, which is reported as the guava or eucalyptus rust in Florida and Central and South America (1,2). To confirm the identity of this fungus, DNA was extracted from urediniospores of two isolates collected from ohia plants, and their nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) was amplified with two universal primers, ITS4 and ITS5 (3). Sequences of the ITS region of these isolates from ohia were identical to the P. psidii isolates provided by A. Alfenas in Brazil and M. Rayachhetry in Florida. Koch's postulate of the isolates, obtained from ohia, was performed using 1 × 108 spores/ml of urediniospores suspension in distilled water. The suspension was sprayed onto 6-month-old ohia seedlings. These inoculated seedlings were placed in clear plastic chambers maintained at 100% relative humidity and 22°C with a combination of 10-h fluorescent light period and a 14-h dark period. After 48 h of incubation, the seedlings were removed from the chambers and transferred to a greenhouse where the ambient temperature ranged from 20 to 24°C. Rust pustules appeared after 1 to 2 weeks of incubation. Symptoms first appeared as tiny, bright yellow, powdery eruptions that developed into circular, uredinial pustules on the stem and foliage. These pustules later expanded, coalesced, and became necrotic, spreading over the entire leaf and stem surfaces, and then leaves and stems were deformed and tip dieback ensued. These symptoms were the same as those observed on the naturally infected cultivated ohia plant mentioned above. P. psidii is reported to be native to South and Central America that later spread to some Myrtaceous plants in the Caribbean countries (1). It has a very wide host range within the family Myrtaceae (2). To our knowledge, this is the first report of P. psidii in Hawaii. This rust disease may pose a formidable threat to Myrtaceous species that make up the native Hawaiian forests and are grown as ornamental plants or for the production of wood chips. References: (1) T. A. Coutinho et al. Plant Dis. 82:819. 1998. (2) M. B. Rayachhetry et al. Biol. Control 22:38. 2001. (3) T. J. White et al. Page 315 in: PCR Protocols. M. A. Innis et al., eds. 1990.

En traitant de l’histoire coloniale des Hawai‘i et de la Californie à partir de 1778, cette thèse étudie de la transformation de la coutume hawaïenne he‘e nalu en un système surf mondial. L’analyse se demande s’il y a eu rupture ou continuité du surf hawaïen au XIXe siècle, et quelles ont été les modalités de sa diffusion en tant que système mondial surf au XXIe siècle. Pour répondre à ce problème, ce travail a retenu trois méthodes d’investigations : une analyse comparative des journaux de bords des voyageurs vers l’archipel des Hawai‘i avec la presse hawaïenne au XIXe siècle ; la conduite de cinquante entretiens semi-directifs, pour saisir les enjeux de l’appropriation californienne du surf après 1945 ; et une observation participante multi-site de trente mois aux Hawai‘i et en Californie, entre 2009 et 2016, afin de dégager les modalités contemporaines de l’historicisation du surf. Au final, trois conclusions principales ont été dégagées à partir de ces données. D’abord, l’introduction des Hawai‘i dans le système monde au XIXe siècle a dynamisé la naissance d’une identité nationale autochtone, qui a réaffirmé les coutumes traditionnelles, comme le surf. Ensuite, avec l’avènement du tourisme balnéaire au XXe siècle, les Hawai‘i se sont imposés comme un modèle touristique, reposant sur la mise en scène et l’appropriation occidentale du surf. À cet égard, Waikīkī est un cas d’école, et son schéma de développement s’est reproduit en Californie, comme à Huntington Beach. Enfin, à partir des années 1950, le surf s’est exporté dans le monde grâce à l’émergence de sa subculture et de son sport professionnel, aux médias de masse, et à la démocratisation du tourisme balnéaire
Dealing with the colonial history of Hawai‘i and California from 1778, this dissertation focus on the transformation of the Hawaiian custom he‘e nalu into a global surf system. This analysis asks if there a break or a continuity of Hawaiian surfing in the 19th century, and what are the terms and conditions of its diffusion as a global surf system in the 21st century. Three investigating methods have been applied: an analysis of traveling literature in Hawai‘i, compared with a study of Hawaiian newspapers in the 19th century ; a recording of fifty semi-directed interviews to grasp issues related to appropriating surfing in California after 1945 ; and a multi-sited participant observation for thirty months in Hawai‘i and California, between 2009 and 2016, to found out about the contemporary historicization of surfing. Three main conclusions emerged from this data analysis. First, the introduction of Hawai‘i in the world system in the 19th century fostered the birth of a Hawaiian national identity, that reaffirmed traditional customs, such as surfing. Then, with the advent of seaside tourism in the 20th century, Hawai‘i became a touristic model, based on staging surfing and its appropriation by the West. To this regard, Waikīkī is a popular case study, and its development pattern has been reproduced in Californian cities, such as Huntington Beach. Eventually, from the 1950s, surfing has been exported to the world, thanks to the growth of its subculture and professional sport, mass media, and the democratization of seaside tourism

African dance has become a distinct genre that traces its lineage across a worldwide Diaspora to the dances of Africa. Thereby, African dances are found on six of seven continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America; however, our concern here is the “American African Diaspora,” which ultimately extends from Canada to Chile, the Caribbean to the Hawaiian Islands. In these sites the term “African dance” includes social and popular dances, sacred rituals, folkloric traditions, concert forms, and tourist displays as well....