The document provides information about two small islands in Hawaii, Niihau and Kahoolawe. It discusses the history and current status of each island. Niihau is privately owned by one family and about 230 people live there maintaining Hawaiian traditions. Kahoolawe was formerly used for military bombing exercises but has since been returned to native Hawaiians and will be used for cultural and religious activities. The document examines issues around ownership and use of the islands and how to balance maintaining Hawaiian traditions and culture.
The document provides information about two small islands in Hawaii, Niihau and Kahoolawe. It discusses the history and current status of each island. Niihau is privately owned by one family and about 230 people live there maintaining Hawaiian traditions. Kahoolawe was formerly used for military bombing exercises but has since been returned to native Hawaiians and will be used for cultural and religious activities. The document examines issues around ownership and use of the islands and how to balance maintaining Hawaiian traditions and culture.
The document provides information about two small islands in Hawaii, Niihau and Kahoolawe. It discusses the history and current status of each island. Niihau is privately owned by one family and about 230 people live there maintaining Hawaiian traditions. Kahoolawe was formerly used for military bombing exercises but has since been returned to native Hawaiians and will be used for cultural and religious activities. The document examines issues around ownership and use of the islands and how to balance maintaining Hawaiian traditions and culture.
PAGE 221 THE MYSTERY ISLAND 1. MAIN IDEA a. Paragraph 1 : Niihau and Kahoolawe are the smallest islands in Hawaiian b. Paragraph 2 : Nihau is owned by one family, the Robinson who bought the island in the 1860s from King Kamehameha IV of Hawaii. c. Paragraph 3 : About 230 people live on Niihau – 95 percent of them Hawaiian and 5 percent Japanese. Most of the people live and work on the ranch, where there are no telephones, electricity, or television. d. Paragraph 4 : among this small population, Hawaiian traditions are still strong, stronger than anywhere else. Many Hawaiians feel that it is not right for one family to own and rule over a whole island e. Paragraph 5 : Kahoolawe is the smallest of the Hawaiian Islands, it just 11 miles long and six miles wide. It is located seven miles south of the island of Maui. f. Paragraph 6 : in past centuries, Hawaiians lived there and used the island for religious ceremonies. g. Paragraph 7 : the island has been returned to the hawaiaan people. It will not be bombed anymore, and all og the old bombs will be removed. It will be agaian, a place for special Hawaiian religious and cultural activities. h. Paragraph 8 : For Hawaiians, both Niihau and Kahoolawe raise important questions they are is it right to use their islands and how to use these islands .
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So I think this textbook is included in reading where the main idea is located at the beginning of the paragraph or is deductive in nature. Besides that, the information is also discussed starting from the general one and given supporting sentences to the specific on. The signal words the author used in the text is Island, Traditions, Hawaiian. PAGE 223 HAWAIIAN TRADITIONS 1. MAIN IDEA OF EACH PARAGRAPH a. Paragraph 1 : Hawaiian culture was once rich in colorful traditions with two important traditions are very much alive today. b. Paragraph 2 : handmade by older women, leis are created from the many kinds of fresh flowers found on the islands. In Hawai you can find women selling leis in every shopping center and at the airpots. Each Island has its typical Lei, with a different kind of flower. May I is “Lei Day” on all the islands c. Paragraph 3 : According to Hawaiian tradition, the goddess laka taught the people how to dance the hula. d. Paragraph 4 : Many Hawaiian instrument accompanies the dancing. These instruments are made of bamboo, wood, and gourds (large vegetables that have been dried and and hollowed out). e. Paragraph 5 : Music played on Hawaiian instruments accompanies the dancing. f. Paragraph 6 : in the late 1800s King Kalakaua formed a special dance group and saved this important tradition.
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