1. What is an ahupuaʻa?

B) A traditional land division system from mountain to sea

What was one important reason ‘Umi-a-Līloa divided the land into ahupua‘a in ancient Hawai‘i?

C. To organize the land so resources could be shared from mountain to sea

5. What can be found in the ma uka zone?

C) Tall forests, rain, and native birds

B) A personal responsibility or duty

8. What is one way people today can practice kuleana?

C) Care for natural places and clean up after themselves

4. Why is the forest important in an ahupuaʻa?

B) It supplies fresh water that feeds the streams and lowlands

9. What does the root of the word ahupuaʻa include?

A) Ahu (altar or pile of stones) and puaʻa (pig)

6. The Hawaiian way of caring for land and water is based on:

C) Respect and balance with nature

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Week 1 – From the Mountains to the Sea

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2. The term ma uka refers to what?
A) The ocean
C) The mountain side
D) The stream
B) The middle of the land division
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1. What is an ahupuaʻa?
C) A type of fishpond
B) A traditional land division system from mountain to sea
D) A forest clearing
A) A type of Hawaiian canoe
3
What was one important reason ‘Umi-a-Līloa divided the land into ahupua‘a in ancient Hawai‘i?
A. To reward the chiefs who supported his rise to power
D. To prepare for battles by setting up war zones
B. To make it easier to collect taxes from foreigners
C. To organize the land so resources could be shared from mountain to sea
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5. What can be found in the ma uka zone?
B) Coconut trees
C) Tall forests, rain, and native birds
D) Coral reefs
A) Fishponds
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7. What is the meaning of ʻāina?
D) Rainstorm
B) Ocean
C) Land that feeds us
A) Animal
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3. What is kuleana?
D) A type of chant
B) A personal responsibility or duty
C) A mountain path
A) A kind of plant
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8. What is one way people today can practice kuleana?
B) Ignore climate change
D) Only use plastic
C) Care for natural places and clean up after themselves
A) Throw trash in the stream
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4. Why is the forest important in an ahupuaʻa?
D) It has no real purpose
B) It supplies fresh water that feeds the streams and lowlands
A) It is used only for hiking
C) It separates villages
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9. What does the root of the word ahupuaʻa include?
B) Ahu (sky) and puaʻa (tree)
A) Ahu (altar or pile of stones) and puaʻa (pig)
D) Ahu (pond) and puaʻa (fish)
C) Ahu (light) and puaʻa (cloud)
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6. The Hawaiian way of caring for land and water is based on:
C) Respect and balance with nature
D) Building big cities
A) Importing materials
B) Using as much as possible

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