Final Intellectual Challenge

by Kumu Keahi (student of Kumu Lake)

My Name is: (everypage) date:

And I proudly display the depth and breadth of my individual intellect below:….
(A) What are the names of the two shown in the picture?
- How are their journeys very much
parallel yet intertwined?
- How do both their names signify
leadership qualities? Which?

Ai keu: How is the whale related with the figure below?

How is the person tied to the person below?

(B) Like Kumu Lake below, this leader (left) had a destiny to fulfill. What were the
“ho‘ailona” signs which defined his journey? Name any significant people and
places. Is it important that some signs were passive while some were active?

Ai keu: What was the intriguing significance of this vest which he

chose to wear when requested to sit for this portrait?
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(C) Pa‘a ka waha, nānā ka maka, ho‘olohe ka pepeiao, hana ka lima.

How is this pedagogically a Polynesian learning paradigm?

Ai keu: What was the situation where Kumu Lake made this proverb clear to me?

(D) What is this greeting and what purpose does it serve?

Ai keu: What is the correlation this has to this State’s nickname, ALOHA State?

(E) When faced with dysfunctional and uncertain cultural identity, many
people readily gravitate to whatever the mainstream pop-culture is.
What Hawaiian Folktale might be shared to redirect their identity & why?

Ai keu: Though people always agree on all things, particularly with cultural concepts,
What pearl of native wisdom promotes a humble deference to multiple ideas?

(F) Tell a story about everything we associate with this deified long-standing
nonwatered-down fruitful symbolism of spirituality as deep as the oceans.
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’Ai keu: To make human-like associations with animal or plant-like objects is called
“ anthropomorphism.” What proverb do we know which makes “land” the ruler?

Kumu Keahi’s Papa Haipule Final Exam for Chaminade University,

Fall 2010.
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(F) What is the name of this extremely important piece of epic literature
in Polynesia? What are some significant purposes it serves?
Who is served by this storyline? How was it possibly memorized?

Ai keu: Who was born the Hawaiian hiapo in this story? Where was the birth?

(G) Easily recognizable and familiar symbolisms have benefits and drawbacks.
Explain the various levels of understanding when it comes to native cultures
Give examples of the positives and negatives of simplifications and iconisms.

Ai keu: What ‘Olelo No’eau speaks of seeking truer knowledge?

Explain how it relates to the superficial perception of culture?

(H) As we seek our place in the universe and purpose in life…

How might we articulate that our identity is defined by our choices?

‘Ai keu: At what point in my choices did I lose sight of becoming a physician?

Kumu Keahi’s Papa Haipule Final Exam for Chaminade University,

Fall 2010.
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(I) What singular social determinant often defines the simplicity of

our homes, form of our language, and complexity of our religion?

‘Ai keu: We are often brought up to believe certain myths, folklore, or legends
What do we know about the eating habits of the polar bear now?

(J) What were the symbolisms and representation of lineage?

Describe in detail the underlying meaning and also where
else it appears in this storyline of leadership.

Ai keu:
Where were the lands from which the ancestral Paikea came?

(K) Don’t forget to address the Final Essay Question found in your email.

(*) Consider the Extra Credit Options to be arranged between now and the end of this week.

Mahalo for walking this journey with me and sharing your manawa, mana‘o, and your mana !

Kumu Keahi’s Papa Haipule Final Exam for Chaminade University,

Fall 2010.