Polynesian culture

The movie that I have been investigating in terms of its authenticity and cultural origins is Moana. Moana is a Disney movie about this young girl who sets out to sail with a Demigod, Maui, who has been left stranded on an island for thousands of years. When Moana and Maui meet each other, they discuss going on an adventure together out to see to see whether they can find new land to live on. While they are out at sea finding new land, they have to face a few obstacles which make their journey run

praising, and just appearing together as one. My goal for the week is to learn more about the culture, its traditions, and its people. Hawaii is a place with an incredible history and culture, much different from mine. That is why I have so much interest in this culture. The luaus, the food, and the overall environment is what is drawing me in, and are some of the more intriguing aspects of the Hawaiian culture. One of the main events we are attending is the luau. A luau is a Hawaiian feast or party

The Evolution of the Hokulea The story of the Hokulea, a model of the first canoes that brought the first Polynesians to Hawaii, is a story that restores cultural pride and history to Hawaiians. Her legacy was almost extinct, but survived and restored the relationship that society has with its island home. More than 600 years had gone by without seeing one of these canoes, until artist Herb Kane thought to build a sailing canoe just like the ones his ancestors sailed (Hokulea.com). Polynesia was

Hawaiian Navigation How did the Polynesians find their way to Hawaii, over two thousand miles from any other land? Was it over population at home, or political turmoil? Whatever reason for leaving these people used amazing knowledge and skill of the ocean and of the sky to navigate them to this new land. They faced the unknown and braved into the wide-open ocean for long periods of time. The real focus in this paper is on the navigation techniques that they used in these voyages throughout

Musker. The thing that sets this film apart from others is that the princess, Moana, doesn’t seek romance to feel full. Instead, this film demands for young children to embrace their family and community while remaining heroic and authentic to their culture. Moana was an original film, emotionally engaging, and it stuck to Disney’s style while following its own rules. When I first saw this film, I was relieved by the fact that this Disney princess movie had a romance-free plot, which asserts Moana’s

and this in turn makes the child feel left out and feel like they don’t belong anywhere. Personal identity can result in inequity, as it deals with people creating their own identity which can be linked to their everyday experiences within their culture and

There are many things to be grateful for each day. Whenever I fill my heart with gratitude, the day will become very happy and productive. I realized that the time when I am not appreciate the things around me,it is also the time I complain the most.Living in BYU Hawaii has numberless things to be thankful for. I am really grateful for my current job and the jobs I did in PCC. As students in BYU Hawaii, we are lucky to have a job to support ourselves, as well as gain working experiences before

to the Polynesian people because, Disney made sure that the Polynesian culture represented in the movie was accurate, made the movie more culture friendly by focusing on the important things, and Disney actually spent their own time researching to make sure the setting and the characters were just right. In the movie Moana, made by Disney the filmmakers who made the movie, Ron Clements and John Musker made sure that they were not insulting the Polynesian people by getting the Polynesian culture

was justified in making the film “Moana” and was not culturally insensitive to the Polynesian people because, Disney has worked hard for 5 years researching Polynesians and their culture; they have hired Polynesian actors and songwriters; and Disney have made sure to truly depict the terrain of the Polynesians. Disney has sent many people to research the Polynesian islands, to truly understand the Polynesian culture. In article 3 it states, “For the past five years, Clements and Musker have been making

being stereotypical and insensitive to the Polynesian culture. Many people think that Disney was wrong in the depiction of the character’s appearances, especially relating to the demigod character, Maui. Disney was justified in creating the Moana film and was not culturally insensitive to the Polynesian people because Disney had spent 5 years just getting the characters correct by Polynesian standard, they also looked far and hard in order to get Polynesian voice actors and songwriters, and finally