Kahuku Hawaii History

Although both Florida and Hawaii are tropical locations, their cultures are far from similar. Florida has a very “typical” American feel to

For a brief time period, sugar and pineapple production comprised a large part of the economy. As these industries fell, tourism became increasingly popular. Ultimately, Kauai lost its constitutional monarchy in 1893. A group of foreigners conspired to end the Kingdom of Hawaii because the constitution that was being amended was not in their best interests. Following a revolution, Hawaii became a United States territory in the 1900s. Later on, it joined the United States as a state in

Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawai 'i. Kihei, Hawaiʻi: Koa, 2009. Print.

In 1897, Petitions led by Queen Liliuokalani who was jailed for trying to stop annexation of Hawaii wanted to get rid of the annexation. The petitions were signed by 21,269 Native Hawaiians more than half of the 39,000 Hawaiians living in Hawaii. The petition was just a buildup of what the Hawaiians had been through with a sugar trade inviting a movement of Japanese to want to work in the trade, leading the U.S. to use Hawaii as a naval base to gain more power around the world, so they would not expect a Japanese’s invasion. The annexation of Hawaii with the sugar trade, Japanese, and the U.S. involvement is a real result of bringing the Spanish-American war in to effect.

The people of Hawaii and other Pacific Island Nation groups have experienced great injustice from their colonial powers and the acts of imperialism. Lands were seized, cultural practices banned, language lost, and people were even forced to move away from their homes for the purpose of bomb testing. The United States and other countries abroad sent out representatives to do their work for them; in return their future actions would be justified in describing the Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders as savages that need to have wider powers enforced upon them; thus resulting in a tangled web of political mythologies.

The place people grew up and has been living there since they were young were being taken away and all the hard work is going to waste (Puamana). This happened because Hawaiians earned no money and only traded with each other so they couldn't pay taxes, which meant that their land was auctioned off (Borreca). Before the Great Mahele of 1848, they would have an apua'a where they had specific roles, shared the land, traded and paid taxes with goods. When the Great Mahele of 1848 occurred, the Hawaiians were being introduced into currency and without knowing, land was taken which left people struggling to

Hawaii, translated from the ancient Hawaiian language should mean paradise because that's what it is. Hawaii has a climate that varies only several degrees in temperature year round and the sun always shines. The rainy season is in January, but it isn't so rainy that it deters visitors. In fact, winter is one of the most popular times of year to visit Hawaii. This is probably because it is cold and dreary just about everywhere else in the United States. Hawaii makes for the perfect getaway for Californians because it is only about a three-hour flight.

Surfing is a sport that began in Polynesia, but the first Polynesian settlers to land in Hawaii probably had practiced a simple version of surfing or wave riding, as it was called. After a few hundred years of riding the waves of Hawaii, the Hawaiian form of the sport emerged. The history of Hawaii began when the first polynesians arrived in an outrigger canoe in 300-400 A.D. The first people to live on the island were the menehune.

Everyone thinks Alaska is always cold, even in summer. Well you thought wrong! In the winter it’s cold, yes, very, very cold. But in the summer, Alaska gets warm, like in the eighties. Yes you can go swimming, and yes you can wear shorts. Hawaii is a group of beautiful islands known as, Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe. I remember my parents getting married on the island of Oahu. I was really young. I was born in Omaha, Nebraska. I do not remember much about it though.

The earliest people believed to come to the Hawaiian Islands were Polynesians from the Marquesas and they came between 500 and 750 A.D. Later, in 1000 A. D., the Tahiti came. The Tahiti brought over the belief in gods and social hierarchy, resulting in the hawaiian people following a Kapu system. In `1778, James cook, the first westerner to reach the Hawaiian Islands, paved the way for other explorers to come. James cook name the Islands the “Sandwich Islands” so show gratitude for the Earl of Sandwich. Cook dies a year later because of Hawaiian conflicts on Kealakekua Bay. In 1795, King Kamehameha led a campaign through the Hawaiian Islands, capturing and uniting all the islands under his monarchy in 1810. During his conquest, many ships anchored

Hawaii is populated with many different varieties of people now. With Hawaii having all these different races and ethnicities, it has brought many diseases and sickness’ from all around the world. It has killed a lot of people and lives. With Hawaii having the new provisional government, now anybody can become a mayor or governor, etc. People with hawaiian blood can vote but they still didn’t have as much of the rights they use to when the foreigners took it away.

During this time the U.S decided to take all Japanese men that aren’t citizens to a camp. The U.S also decided to take all the ships owned by the Japanese and leave them to rot. During the time period the people that survived and still lived in Hawaii were forced to wear gas masks to prevent the harmful toxins that were an aftermath of

They sailed there from what is believed to be ancient Japan or Korea. The Hawaiians are part of a larger group called Polynesians. The Polynesians set out before the the birth of Christ circa 10 BC in a sort of eastward expansion that spanned the majority of the pacific. The drive for travel and unveiling of a new land is still part of their culture today, almost one hundred years after the hostile takeover of United states. Seemingly, most people that were born and raised in Hawaii find travel essential to life.

During this weeks lecture we discussed language and life in Hawaii and how it has been affected by colonialism. Through the course of the lesson, there were several statements and ideas that were presented that raised questions for debate such as colonialism and the use of language to represent identity within the United States. During the lecture that took place on 1/6/17 the speaker, projected this idea that Hawaii would be in a overall better economic and social position if history had taken an alternate course. I believe one of the biggest blotches of colonialism in Hawaii is the Pearl Harbor Military Base. Under my interpretation it is a representation that the Hawaii islands no longer belong to the loving “Aloha” culture but rather as a defense system to the mainland. Additionally in the view of political figures they only care about the geopolitical acceptance in the world scope rather than the preservation of Hawaii.

Warm sand, blue waves, and the tropical sun—this is what Hawaii is all about. But the beaches and the dramatic landscape is not all Hawaii has to offer. Hawaii is rich with the culture of its past: fighting, sporting, and celebrating—was a big part of ancient Hawaiian culture.