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Before You Begin

  • What does Laulima mean to you? How can you show Laulima at home or at school?

What is LAULIMA?

“Laulima” is a word that represents the idea of people working together to accomplish something. It’s an important value in Hawaiian culture because the Hawaiian people have always known that when they work together, they can achieve great things.

When we work together, we can share ideas, skills, and resources to get things done faster and better. For example, if you and your friends are building a sandcastle at the beach, laulima means that everyone is helping to build it, each using their own strengths. One friend might be good at digging, another might be good at shaping the sand, and another might be good at decorating the castle with seashells. When everyone works together, the sandcastle turns out even better than if one person did it alone.

In Hawaiian culture, laulima is also about taking care of each other and the community. When we work together, we can accomplish tasks that benefit everyone. For example, the Hawaiian people used laulima to build their homes, grow food, and even build canoes for traveling between islands. By working together, they were able to create a sustainable and self-sufficient community.

So, laulima is a really important concept in Hawaiian culture, and it reminds us of the power of working together and helping each other out!

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Test Your Knowledge

  1. What does the word “Laulima” mean?
One Hand Working Alone

Laulima means many hands working together.

Many Hands Working Together

Laulima is a word that reflects teamwork.

Strong hands are for Lifting

Laulima means Many Hands Working Together.

Playing Without Friends

Laulima means many hands working together.

Why is laulima an important value in Hawaiian culture?

It teaches you should work together with people of different strengths and backgrounds

Laulima demonstrates the importance of being able to work with different types of people. With many hands, we can accomplish many more things.

Because it means you should only work with people just like you.

If you only work with people just like you, you won’t understand other viewpoints from those who are different from you.

It is important to be able to work by yourself.

Laulima shows the importance of working with others.

When you work by yourself, you will achieve success.

Laulima shows the importance of working together.

How can Laulima benefit your family?

It creates competition between family members

Laulima is about working together, not working seperately.

It can make people feel isolated and disconnected from each other

Laulima will bring you closer to those you surround yourself with.

It can help family members learn to share and accomplish common goals.

When we work together, we are able to accomplish similar goals.

It can make people lazy and unproductive

Laulima means many hands working together. Everyone has an important role to play.

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The Laulima Song – Sing Along

All Grades

Maka Makes A Lei

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Mele Laulima MP3

All Grades

Maka’s Beach Clean Up

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Jam Session with Aaron and Sam

4th Grade

The Laulima Song – Ukulele Lesson

All Grades