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1. Define 'Aikapu and give a brief overview of the rules and restrictions regarding eating for men and women.

2. Explain the creation of the 'Aikapu religious system in relation to the religious cosmology of Papa and Wakea. Who are Papa and Wakea in Hawaiian creation story and how are they linked to the creation of the religion of Aikapu?

3. Describe the religious/cosmological beliefs as basis for the separation of men and women. What do these beliefs say about how men and women are regarded differently in the traditional Hawaiian religion?

4. Discuss at least one course learning objective (from list below) that made most sense to you after completing this assignment.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural meanings of food representing the perspectives of different societies and how food habits are influenced by socio-cultural traditions such as religion beliefs, social status, perceptions of health, and gender relations.

2. Identify food production and consumption patterns as the core element of the evolution of different socio-cultural structures through time in different regions, including Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

3. Demonstrate knowledge of indigenous food traditions and methods of sustainability and how globalization, colonization, trade, and migrations have shaped these indigenous food practices (with particular emphasis on the Pacific/Oceania).

4. Explain how globalization, colonization, trade, and migrations have shaped indigenous food traditions as well as methods and practices of sustainability with particular emphasis on Pacific/Oceania.

5. Describe historical and contemporary challenges to social and environmental sustainability in relation to food systems and identify some alternative strategies to the conventional food system.