This is a story about Hawaiian cultures………
Hula dancing
I went to hula with my cousin Jaida! I was a bit scared because I was the only young one there. But after a wile I started to like it. Then we stared to learn dances to go with the song and it got a bit hard. But I got good at it and we did this song about the lava and the volcano. But I like the song ‘hula with me’ better. The cool thing about hula dancing is that when you move your hands and hips it is expressing story’s and legends from long, long ago.
Vea joined Jaida on one of her Hula dance lessons and loved it!
Hike at Waimea valley
We also did this hike were you got to see where the Hawaiian’s used to live in the olden days. The houses were called kauhale. They were not that big at all and the top was made out of straw. The hawaiian’s used wood and shark teeth to fight with. The wood was made out of koa wood and it is a good type because it is made for canoe. So it must be a good material because it is so strong.
Kai and Vea in their little grass shack – Waimea Valley, Oahu
The fire show
On our last week there we went to a fire show and there was hula girls and boys but the boys were only kids and at the show we had to stand up and hula with them. Then when it was getting to the end of the show there was a guy that played and danced with fire. He let the fire touch his leg and then one more guys came out and they were playing catch with the fire together. It was a good night.
Things about Pele
When we went to the volcano there was a museum and we went in it and there was a picture of this girl called Pele. She lives in the volcano and she is the fire god. She made a boy into a tree and his friend was looking for him one day and could not find him and they wanted to be together so the only way for that was to make her into a Lehua flower that grows on that tree and if you pick a petal from the flower it might rain which is the girl crying.
Pele the fire god lives in the Hawaii volcano
Lei making
The thing people do in Hawaii for peoples birthday or meeting them at the airport is to give them a lei. How you make that lei is you get a certain type of flower and that flower is called the plumeria. Then after you do that you take dental floss and tie the dental floss to the needle. After that you start to take the flowers poke them on the needle but you poke the needle in the midle part of the flower. Then you put 5 more flowers on until it reaches the end of the needle. After you have put all 5 flowers on the needle you start to pull them down off of the needle. You bring them down to the bottom of the dental floss. When the last flower touches the bottom of the needle then you know you are done and you tie the ends of the dental floss together and you put it softly in a bag and put it in the fridge until it is time to give the lei to the person.
Vea making Leis in preparation for the Baker family arrival
And that is all Aloha 4 now!
You’ll have to give your friends dance lessons when you get home!
Hi Angela how are you? yes i might have to give some hula lessons. I miss you. we are in Fiji right now. It is nice and we have a lot of pools here.
Vea
Like the lei’s Vea, you’ll have to make some Canadian ones when you’re home. You are so crafty!
Hi Ted how are you? I miss you. well i might have to see what flowers there is in the summer back at home if there are some good ones i will mack some. Were are in Fiji right now. It is nice here. But very hot here.
Love Vea
Vea, I hope mom mad dad are going to give you an “A” in Social Studies this term after your fabulous vlog!
Hi Karen how are you? I hope that they give me an A because i have been leaning a lot and i have been doing good VLOG’ES.
Vea
Vea, I hope mom and dad are going to give you an “A” in Social Studies this term after your fabulous vlog!
Hi Vea. We are going to visit Mamou (sorry sp?) thru passage way now as it is raining very hard and blowing here at home. Mamou will be so pleased to see your latest Vloggggg ……. Vea great job on leis and blog (-:
Hi Heather how are you and how is Mamor. How is deeded? Nice that you are visiting Mamor. We are in Fiji right now and it is really hot here.
Vea
Beautiful leis Vea! What a great Vlog :). Timothy and I are enjoying your adventures! Thank you all for sharing.
Hi Sherri how are you? We are in Fiji right now and it is very hot here. Have you been up to economy yet and has Timothy been riding his motorbiKe.
Vea
I LOVE all the information, Vea! But, what I loved most, was the BEAUTIFUL pictures of you. Daddy’s a great photographer, but you are a lovely subject. The hula dancing one is my favourite!!!
Very much love from,
Natasha (and from Naja, too!!!)
XOXOXOXO
Hi Natasha and Naja how are you? I miss you. Dad is a great photographer. I like hula dancing and we are in Fiji right now it is nice but very hot here but all the pool cool me down.
Love Vea
Hi Vea
Great to see you having fun with the Rogers.
You certainly are having an Arts and Culture experience. Beautiful Leis!
Lots of hugs from Granpa and me, and licks from Fogo
Love, Grandma
Hi Grandpa and Grandma how are you? I miss you. How is Fogo? I did have a fun time with the Rogers and i still have them in my head love you.
Love Vea
My dear little flower girl.
Bestefar and i took hula lessons when we were in Hawai,but you seem to be a natural at if, i would love to learn to make some lei.
Hugs to you from mamor
Hi Mamor how are you? I miss you a lot. I can teach you how to mack a lei if there is the type of flower but if there is no flowers like that then we can go and visit Grandpa and get the flowers from the sticky if he will let us or we can visit your garden because you have so many flowers there and i bet you and heather have planted some more this year and i bet you and Bestafar were a natural to. Love you.
Love Vea
Vea,
I loved your description of how to make a lei. You said they are made from plumeria flowers. Is plumeria endemic to Hawaii? Also, did you know that big sticky the plant in our living room that you know so well is a cousin to plumeria. It bloomed for the first time in 30 years right after you guys left and, guess what? It’s flowers look just like plumeria. But there were only two flowers. It would take many many big stickies to make one lei.
Miss you.
Gramps
Hi Grandpa and Grandma how are you? I miss you. No the pulmeria is not endemic to Hawaii. Wow i did not know that about big sticky and in 30 years i would have loved to see that. Well lets hope that big sticky keeps on making them. I love you.
Love Vea
Vea, you look absolutely beautiful in this picture! The flowers are amazing. Espen says he would like to learn hula too, so put all three of us on the list for a lesson. Love you xoxo
Annika says…..have a good day today….oh and your lovely, I hope you have a few good days in Fiji …(directly quoted)
Espen….I hope you have some fun, wherever you go, hope you will be soon, have extra fun, love you
Hi Nicole that is so cute that he wants to do hula. I bet he would be great at it.Hi Annika I miss you. How are you? I did have a good and you are lovely to. Hi Espen how are you? I miss you. I am having lots of fun and we are in Fiji it is very hot but the pools cool me down.
Love Vea
Aloha Vea, great vlog describing all of the interesting things you got to experience here. We had lots of fun with you! Enjoy Fiji!
Hi Tony how are you? I miss you. I had lots of fun with you to. It is very hoe in Fiji. I hope you can meet us somewhere else in the world. Love you.
Love Vea
Wow Vea that sounds like lots of fun! You made some really nice leis. Cant wait to hear what you are doing next.
Hi Autumn I miss you. How are you? I am having lots of fun. But I am looking forward to New Zealand. I am in Fiji right now and it is really hot.
Your friend Vea
Hi Vea, I really loved this Vlog and hearing how much hawaiian culture you soaked in while here! One of my favourite moments was watching you take notes when the Forest Ranger was giving us the tour at the volcano! I was very proud of you and Jaida and Kai when you got your Jr forest ranger certificates ( it was also a little bit funny) I also really loved our special morning together… I love you and miss you heaps!!! FT us soon ok!,, xoxo Auntie Beth
Hi Auntie Beth how are you? I miss you. I did love our morning together. We went to get flowers then we went to lava java. It was a fun morning. It was funny when we were getting our certificates. I love you.
Love Vea
Hey Vea Cool Pics I do not know what else To say?!?
Yeah so every body From school misses you <3