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Lawai'a
Like go holoholo? Visit Anahola, Kauaʻi, to learn about lawaiʻa and Hawaiian fishing traditions.
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Video Questions 1) What is lawaiʻa? What are the different kinds of lawaiʻa? 2) Why was lawaiʻa so important in the olden days? Why is it important today? 3) If shipments of food stopped coming to the Hawaiian Islands, would there be enough fish and food to feed all the people? Would your family be able to survive? 4) Besides fish, what are some other kinds of marine resources found in Hawaiʻi? What are some of the methods to catch iʻa in different parts of the ocean? 5) Tradition teaches us that fruits should not be eaten at the beach and that the word holoholo is used instead of “go fishing.” Should these traditions be maintained? Why or why not? 6) It is said never to turn your back to the ocean. Over the next week, see if you can always be facing the ocean when you are near a beach. | Video Vocabulary
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