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| Kapila Kane |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 10:39:53 AM
A Hawaiian themed Field Day here in Colorado.
Sorta like "Olympics, Fun, Shenanigans" or Something!!!
, post if you got something appropriate for an Elementary School festive field day with families, races--the usual.
I should know something here, but am having a senior moment!
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| Kapila Kane |
Posted - 04/30/2011 : 06:13:58 AM
Super- Mahalo, and I don't mean "garbage"!
As Always, Good hearted, thoughtful, humorous, and helpful...
but when battling mainland minds, I get discouraged.
They went KISSSS (keep it simple Stupid STupid, Stupid)... and named it a generic Hawaiian Field Day. If I had any hair, I'd pull it out.
For my part, I'm gonna go to regular music classes (I'm the Orchestra/Strings guy), to teach them,
"Hawaiian Roller Coaster Song" from "Lilo and Stitch", and try to get that on the stage with the kids and a uke.
...for that song, I need to thank Doug Wong, who came by when we stayed in Alameda, and he had Quinn, a 4th grader, spellbound with that song--who could remember words faster than I could. Quinn wouldn't stop till he'd worked up the whole song, under the wonderful guidance of Doug.
It a modest offering, but it's a fun song for kids, cute, and might open up a chance to play my humble collection of 5 or 6 songs from the songbook. Also might cook up some choreography and hand signs for some of the words.
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| wcerto |
Posted - 04/28/2011 : 3:19:46 PM
I vote for what Tommy said.
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| Tommy |
Posted - 04/28/2011 : 2:35:20 PM
How about HOʻOMAU (continue on and donʻt give up, even if something is hard.) |
| wcerto |
Posted - 04/28/2011 : 11:21:18 AM
I think we saw a place around the end of Maui after you get to Hana, where the road turns into a dirt road, and we saw a sign for a place called Po`opo`o, which most of the tourists thought was Poo Poo.
But how about: Mea Pa`ani: No distinction was made between game, sport, and recreation, all of which might be mea pāʻani. |
| Bwop |
Posted - 04/28/2011 : 08:15:29 AM
Why not beat them at their own game and call it "PIPI FOR PUPUS"? And play "aKAKA falls"?
If you really want it tourist simple, call it "Mahalo". Itʻs so ubiquitous in use here, some think it means "garbage" because itʻs written on every garbage can. |
| Kapila Kane |
Posted - 04/28/2011 : 06:42:59 AM
good start...
Something fairly pronounciation friendly probably a must...
Is there anything KISS, tourist level!! also, since it's kids, we have to stay away from "Loaded" words--6th graders will take it to any obvious funny interpretation.! Even innocent ones like pupu, pipi, etc.
the kids could learn it, but I don't know about the adults!
any more thoughts?
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| Julie H |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 9:18:19 PM
We had a Ho'olaulea at Roaring Camp in Felton several years ago. (The CEO there is Georgiana Clark, daughter of Lei Collins, the famous songwriter.) It was blast but non-Hawaiians could not pronounce it!
Better find a name that everyone can say!
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| ypochris |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 6:21:18 PM
Makahiki is a specific, seasonal event, more akin to New Years. I don't know about the four month thing- it generally (or originally, anyway) covered the period needed to reconcile the lunar calendar to the solar, plus a lunar month- about a solar month, in all.
Ho'olaulea is the term I have seen used countless times in Hawai'i for this sort of thing, although it does not refer specifically to sporting events. But if food and entertainment are part of it, certainly appropriate.
Darn, why did I leave my Hawaiian dictionary in Hawai'i? I've forgotten most of my Hawaiian after six years over here... |
| wcerto |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 11:15:51 AM
Kinda like makahiki: Ancient festival beginning about the middle of October and lasting about four months, with sports and religious festivities and taboo on war; this is now replaced by Aloha Week.
Or ho`olaule`a - n. Celebration. See lauleʻa. |
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