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Walt: write a recount

Yesterday all the seniors rushed to Point England beach to welcome the guests that travelled from Hawaii over four thousand kilometres. The guests from Hawaii’s pronunciation was kind of an American accent but they still can talk in Maori.

  

When they stepped onto the land the ko matua presented a speech for the guests while they were coming. The people that came from Hawaii talked to us about how manaiakalani was created. They had a really long speech but really good because other children can learn from that.

Next, we had to sing three songs. The three songs a called E oho ra e, He honore, Nga waka. Then this man came and told us a speech about him and the manaiakalani. He told us about the manaiakalani and the hook that a man holds. An american guy gave us a speech about a scientist that told him about manaiakalani in school.

Whether you are any culture your ancestors were the manaiakalani navigators. The People around the world have more knowledge and they have more ancient knowledge too. The people around the world are also part of the manaiakalani hook (the hook of heaven).

At the end a man gave a karakia. When he finished the karakia all schools had to go and high five the people that came all the way from Hawaii. After we finished we had to line up to go back to school and have lunch.