The History of the Guitar in Hawaiʻi
Across
- 5. The Hawaiian word for cowboy
- 7. ____________ I was gifted the first head of cattle in Hawaiʻi.
- 11. It is said that the sound of this common household item's incidental contact with a guitar's strings inspired the first kīkā kila.
- 14. Kīkā kila
- 15. Middle name of the first Hawaiian to build a guitar
- 17. High school attended by the inventor of the kīkā kila.
- 18. 18___ is the year the Spanish-Mexican cowboys were hired.
- 19. First name of the inventor of the kīkā kila.
- 20. Last name of the one who first introduced cattle to Hawaiʻi.
- 21. The total amount of cows first introduced to Hawaiʻi.
Down
- 1. A maker of guitars and other similar instruments
- 2. Kīhōʻalu
- 3. Another animal introduced to Hawaiʻi by the same captain who brought cattle to Hawaiʻi.
- 4. First name of the one who first introduced cattle to Hawaiʻi.
- 6. Last name of the inventor of the kīkā kila.
- 8. The kīkā kila is played in a ____________ position
- 9. The total amount of bulls first introduced to Hawaiʻi.
- 10. The instrument whose arrival here in Hawaiʻi is credited to Spanish-Mexican cowboys.
- 12. Was used in the past to conceal a guitar player's hands during play.
- 13. Spanish-Mexican cowboys
- 16. The King who hired Spanish-Mexican cowboys to train Hawaiians to manage cattle.