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History of Women's Fashion & Dress: The Crinoline Period C.1850-1869

Posted by Edmund Kettering on December 9, 2013 at 9:47pm

Historical Background

The cage crinoline, the major fashion innovation for women in the1850s. During Romantic period, women used to wear Layers of petticoat, sometimes they are use up to six Layers of petticoat. The increasing width of womens skirts had led to the use of more and more stiffened petticoat.

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When the hoop skirts of the 18th century were revived to hold out these voluminous skirts, the editor of Petersons Magazine hailed its revival in September, 1859.This skirts look like a farthingale. But at this time women started wearing farthingale again. The farthingale had changed, its name was called crinoline. This was made out of still. A crinoline is a light still frame work covered with fabric to distend a skirt.

HELP US LAUNCH "ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC"

Posted by Free Hawai`i on April 22, 2013 at 6:58am

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Posted by Free Hawai`i on April 30, 2013 at 8:00am

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HELP US LAUNCH "ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC"

Posted by Free Hawai`i on April 25, 2013 at 9:58am

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Posted by Free Hawai`i on April 19, 2013 at 9:14am

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Making the Trip Meaningful to Ala Moana!

Posted by Namaka'eha on August 20, 2009 at 5:30pm

Its Po'alima tomarrow and time to shake, rattle and roll. Spend the day doing something productive. Take your 'ohana to Ala Moana and have fun. Join the rest of the po'e and walk for unity! Share and educate with others rather than watch kiwi!Its time to get out of you hale and FREE HAWAII from its imperialistic na lima. Celebrate life for a change on August 21, 2009.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: 911 EMERGENCY!

Posted by Namaka'eha on August 5, 2009 at 3:00pm

911 EMERGENCYHenry for FB.mp4Henry Noa and the Lawful Hawaiian Government is inviting everyone for the January 17, 2010 march to reclaim our NATION! It is a time for unity and sharing wisdom. Skeptic or not, it is time support our po'e for a brighter future. It will only acknowledge one government under international law. A time to unite and RECLAIM OUR NATION!.This was a public annoucement made at La Ho'i Ho'i Ea 2009 @ Thomas Square.

The Grass is Greener on Which Side?

Posted by Namaka'eha on August 3, 2009 at 3:00pm

Have you ever noticed if the grass is greener on whose lawn? Especially when heat of the sun has been overwhelming? Wela no!Have you ever noticed how people pass you by and drop their opala without picking it up? A'ole no!Have you ever noticed that the ha'awina that is given reinforces what we learn? A'ole pilikia!Have you ever thanked the po'e who have been there and dedicated their lives toward total independence? Imua!It all depends who is looking at the grass and their translation may differ.Are you ready for total independence? Did our Queen die in vain?It is difficult to interpret how other po'e feel, however since writing my dissertation, it has given me new meaning to understanding myself. What was it about the Hawaiian history that was not taught Kamehameha Schools?How long did settlers and those who are corrupt think they would withhold the TRUTH! We learned about from our kupuna and na hoaaloha.Henry Noa that gave new meaning to reclaiming our nation that lit my "torch." Bradah Iz gave me the inspiration to carry forth and Mana gave new meaning to shaping my identity. Overall, cousin Bobby, Tane and Alexander are those who paved the pathway so the footprints remained in tact.These are some of many po'e who have inspired me to persist! BE around those who care.Stay active in activities of interest that fosters personal and professional development!Stay kool and stay in school. Stay away from drugs! Get hooked on music, poi, or genealogy! Keep the mana flowing and stay linked to the Kingdom of Hawaii! Don''t sell yourself short from the truth of what really happended to our po'e.Have a nice day!namaka'eha

Do You Experience This Today?

Posted by Namaka'eha on May 30, 2009 at 1:09am

What was it about this poem that made me utter the words - This is unbelievable! I discovered many similarities and frightened me to think that this crap is still going on today!Spread the word of your religions - You came to Hawaii and what did you do, you preached about the Bible,Convert the whole world if you can - You forced down what you could and demanded that we listen,Kill and slaughter those who oppose you- You poisoned our people and killed my ancestors with your disease,It's worth it if you save on man - You saved the ones you liked and favored a position in the government,Take the land to build your churches - You stole our lands and expected to take more, leave us landless,A sin to tax the house of God - You taxed the poor and avoided taxes yourselves,Take the child while he is supple - You take our children and shove your words of doom,Spoil the mind and spare the rod - You do no good for others and spare no savage beast,Go and tell the savage nation - You as a settler want to own lands in Hawaii, nonetheless u want even more,That he must be Christianized - You make us be like you and impose us with your work,Tell him, and his heathen worship - You must worship every word I preach or else feel the wrath,And you will make him civilized - You expect us to carry forth and do your work,Shove your gospel, force your values - You took my language and divided my people,Down its throat until it's raw - You shoved so deep while you warped our minds with your valuesAnd after he is crippled - You cut us down to skin and bone,Turn your back and lock the door - You left us landless and cared no lessMissionaries, Missionaries go and leave us alone - The pages are turning expect no gratitudeTake your white God to your white man - We have our own nation and fret no moreWe've a God of our own - We are the descendants of Papa and WakeaWords of Wisdom - Take a look around us and how settlers have treated Kanaka Maoli. Do not allow yourself to be caught up in the "web of deceit." This is a reminder that what happened since the arrival of Capt. Cook has only encouraged settlers to take all that they can.Educate yourself of our true history! Be akamai and take care of your kuleana! We are being blinded sided no matter which way we turn. When is it the best time to use the blinds to obtain full independence from U.S.

Hawaiian herbal healing kept alive at university - Ka Leo 10/12/05

Posted by Ka ‘Ahahui Lā‘au Lapa‘au on April 18, 2009 at 5:00pm

Hawaiian herbal healing kept alive at universityby Leah Gouker, Ka Leo Contributing WriterIssue date: 10/12/05 Section: NewsThe Center for Hawaiian Studies has the only curriculum in the nation that has institutionalized a traditional healing practice.Levon Ohai began teaching lā`au lapa`au, the Hawaiian practice of herbal healing, at UHM in 2001. "What we're offering here is one of a kind," he said."[It's] a process of restoration," Ohai said.Uala Lenta teaches the introductory course. She was raised in south Kona, where her mother regularly used Hawaiian and other herbal remedies. Lenta has been learning the practice of lā`au lapa`au from Ohai for the last four years.Lenta's class involves identifying the plants and their characteristics, a skill needed before students move into Ohai's advanced classes."I try to practice as much as I can because the more you practice, the better you get," said Lenta, who believes the craft should be used in each students personal life. "It is one thing in saying 'this plant is good for this,' but you can say 'yeah I used it and it works.'""The only way to preserve Hawaiian culture is to practice and take action," Lenta said. "The only way to keep the language alive is to speak it, so the only way to keep lā`au lapa`au alive is to practice and teach it. So that's exactly what this is."Ohai said that teaching lā`au lapa`au at UH has its problems."You can't do it the way it was really done, but at least there is some semblance of it here," he said.Lenta agreed that it can be difficult to teach lā`au lapa`au, which is as much spiritual as it is physical, in the university setting."Usually there is just one teacher with just one haumana [student], who usually trains for years," she said. "This way it can get passed on to more people."Graduate student Anna Holt is enrolled in the Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs introductory course. She says the opportunity to learn lā`au lapa`au serves as a reminder."For Hawaiian people, it's important to remember the way that people used to heal themselves, and they're still applicable," she said. "It just reinforces the knowledge that Hawaiian people have and used to have. I think, like anything, you can't let anything be forgotten."Anthony Ortiz, a plant pathology graduate student, said he loves Lenta's class. "I think it's really important to practice traditional methods of life, period," he said. Ortiz often uses his knowledge of herbs to heal himself. "People are always getting sick, or if you're like me, always getting cuts and bruises," he said. "Usually if I get hurt, there's something right next to me to cure me."Ohai said he is very thankful to the university for making this opportunity possible. "Its objective is to share the knowledge," he said. "That's what the students like - anything that's new. That's progress, that's progression to me.""It's been received very well out here by the students," Ohai said. "Most of them come from a range of backgrounds: medical, botany, biology, nursing and broader areas like engineering and English."Lenta has 42 students in her class although the number of student places available is 30. "I don't want to turn anyone away if they want to learn," Lenta said. "This subject is so personalized and I want to work one-on-one with everyone, but it is difficult."Ohai was born and raised on Kaua`i. His grandfather passed the lā`au lapa`au knowledge down to him, and he comes from a long family line of practitioners. Although he is teaching fulltime at UH, he continues to practice."I get calls every week," he said. Most of his patients are people he doesn't know personally. "It's just by word of mouth, probably.""We don't deal with treatment; we deal with healing and cures," Ohai said. "If you know what to take, how much to take and when to take - those are the three important questions."Ohai says people tend to associate price with quality when it comes to medicine. "But it is not so with the herbs. The herbs are true and honest," he said. "If you take it, you will be healed."Andrew Affleck contributed to this article.

I ka wa ma mua, ka wa ma hope

Posted by Noelani on July 8, 2008 at 3:07pm

The 'olelo above could be interpreted in many ways, and may serve as a guiding principle in helping us to think about the relevance of history to the present. What has been interesting to me in my recent readings as well as teaching a semester in the history department has been to play close attention to people's idea of what they mean when they say, "ka wa kahiko."The question of time came up pretty early in the semester when one of my 200 level introduction to Hawaiian history students asked me, "when are you going to start teaching history?" The question amused me and made me think---well, what did I think was history, that she considered as simply something else.I gave a defensive and pretty smart a** remark, after I realized that what she meant by history was marked by an attention to chronology, of dates that could only arise after the arrival of Captain Cook organized our history into a BC / AC timeline in much the same way the birth of Jesus Christ operated for World Civ, or the Greco-Roman World. Anyway, I tried to explain that the three weeks devoted to Hawaiian history before Cook, was still history, but found myself reverting to phrases like "the oral tradition," and "Hawaiian culture," in ways that sought to legitimate and approximate her idea of "history," but largely failed to communicate----well, it was only the third week of class.As the semester progressed though I found that I was fairly surprised that many of my students applied the phrase "Ka wa kahiko" which they seem to translate as 'in ancient times," to the time of Kamehameha. Through this move, my students granted the early 19th century a patina of antiquity in ways that seem incomprehensible given the wealth of orature that has been passed down through the mouths, memories and pens of Hawaiians, who recorded these traditions during that "wa kahiko."Here's another thing that caught my attention, namely that a lot of people venerate the "wa kahiko." But a time, as process cannot be considered static or captured and neatly bundled as a set of practices or beliefs that never change or transform over time, hence my second difficulty with the "wa kahiko" designation as the past which we mine for "momi" (the current term of art in Hawaiian language and lit circles---which in unsettling ways seem to mimic the practices of strip mining ethnographers of Pukui's time) so that we can map "authenticity" onto our present day lives.Hence my query, my question, a process of searching; how can we problematize and theorize our connection and thinking about ka wa kahiko without making a period of time static, "the source" and well, "history" in its most unflattering sense: the detritus of passed lives that are no longer relevant to today, in other words, that can no longer speak to us in meaningful, deep ways.

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History of Women's Fashion & Dress: The Crinoline Period C.1850-1869

HELP US LAUNCH "ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC"

HELP US LAUNCH "ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC"

HELP US LAUNCH "ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC"

HELP US LAUNCH "ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC"

Making the Trip Meaningful to Ala Moana!

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: 911 EMERGENCY!

The Grass is Greener on Which Side?

Do You Experience This Today?

Hawaiian herbal healing kept alive at university - Ka Leo 10/12/05

I ka wa ma mua, ka wa ma hope

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