Rondeliers Dance Club; Going Native July 19th 2013

Did You Know? - Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection, peace, compassion and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as an English greeting to say goodbye and hello.

Did You Know? - Historical documentation of Hawaiian music does not extend prior to the late 18th century, when non-Hawaiians (haoles) arrived on the island. From 1778 onward, Hawaii began a period of acculturation with the introduction of numerous styles of European music, including the hymns (himeni) introduced by Protestant missionary choirs.

Spanish-speaking Mexican cowboys (paniolos), were particularly influential immigrants in the field of music, introducing string instruments such as the guitar and possibly also the technique of falsetto singing, while Portuguese immigrants brought the ukulele-like braguinha. Immigrants from all over the world had brought their own instruments along with them to the islands.

Did You Know? - All of the major islands celebrate Lei Day, and each island is symbolized in pagaentry by a specific type of lei and a color.

• Hawaiʻi : red, ʻōhiʻa lehua ( Metrosideros polymorpha )
• Maui : pink, lokelani ( Rosa damascena )
• Kahoʻolawe : gray or silver, hinahina ( Heliotropium anomalum var. argentum)
• Lānaʻi : orange, kaunaʻoa ( Cuscuta sandwichiana )
• Oʻahu : yellow or gold, ʻilima ( Sida fallax )
• Molokaʻi : green, kukui ( Aleurites moluccana )
• Kauaʻi : purple, mokihana ( Melicope anisata )
• Niʻihau : white, pūpū o Niʻihau (Niʻihau shells)

Did You Know? - Hilupilikoa Pilikoa, Also Known as Paracirrhites! The aquarium at Waikiki, Honolulu, claims the rarest and most beautiful fish in the world. They are odd in shape having all the hues of the rainbow with the tints laid on as if with the brush. No painter can imitate them nor language do them justice. Words are inadequate to accurately portray these exquisite colors and weird shapes

Did You Know? - When Polynesian seafarers arrived on the Hawaiian Islands in 300–500 AD, a few edible plants existed in the new land, aside from a few ferns and fruits that grew at higher elevations. Botanists and archaeologists believe that these voyagers introduced anywhere between 27 and possibly more than 30 plants to the islands, mainly for food.

The most important of them was taro. For centuries taro, and the poi made from it, was the main staple of their diet, and it is still much loved today. In addition to taro, sweet potatoes and yams were planted. The Marquesans, the first settlers from Polynesia, brought breadfruit and the Tahitians later introduced the baking banana. These settlers from Polynesia also brought coconuts and sugarcane.

Hawaiian Trivia:

The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.

Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.

Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.