Bishop Museum

This past Wednesday was my first time visiting the Bishop Museum. Many items i saw related to what we have been learning in class.

Items and information that were familiar to me were

• Ki'i Heiau
• Examples of Pono "For each male endeavor, there was a corresponding female task. While men pounded poi, women pounded kapa, ...."
• Importance of Ka Mahina (the moon)
• Relationship between Hawaiians and Kalo
  
• 'Olona binding parts of tools together

New information that interested me the most can be found on the third floor.

There were many different Ahu'ula, feathered cloaks on display. The Ahu'ula were significant because by the color and length you could tell the rank of the person wearing it. The longer the cloak you had higher rank, and as for color yellow was the highest, then red, then black. I noticed King Kamehameha's Ahu'ula was longer than most others in the museum and was ALL yellow. There was also a short story about King Kamehameha that sparked my interested because it was familiar to a western story i know of.

King Kamehameha overturned the Naha stone making him supreme ruler <--> Arthur pulled the Excalibur sword out of the stone making him king.

I feel like i learned a lot from this field trip, but i still wonder how the Hawaiians decided what sacrifices needed to be made to the different gods.