Living In Hawaii

Hawaii has always been a place with my fondest memories since I was very young but the last time I was there I experienced something that has changed my whole point of view on swimming in big waves. I have now gained a whole new respect for the ocean.

The last state admitted into the United States so far is Hawaii. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959. The Hawaiian Islands were settled by the Polynesians first, about 2000 years ago. Then, in 1778, James Cook stopped in the Hawaiian Islands on his way to China. This is the first time the Westerners find out about Hawaii. After that, American ships began settling there, in the early 1800’s. From there, American missionaries come to the Hawaiian Islands, and they wanted to convert the Hawaiians to Christianity. Over time, Americans became very trusted advisors for the rulers. Eventually, in 1840, America would help Hawaii write their first Constitution. This helps them become even closer with the Native Hawaiians. 10 years later, the sugar

I know that being raised in Hawaii is far more different than being raised in the Philippines. Before you ask, no, I don’t have a filipino accent. Stereotypically, some filipinos would have a unique accent. It was an accent where letters like f was pronounced as p. Growing up as a child, I used to watch a lot of kids shows. Shows like: Barney, Elmo, Dora, etc. Those were shows that aided me in my english as I was growing up. In addition, I grew an interest in liking planes, space, and galaxies. I used to always sit on the balcony and watch planes fly by. Therefore, I had a sense of freedom and independance. Moreover, an interest in space, galaxies, and stars assisted my curiosity in drawing. Ever since then, I drew abundantly.

My Mom wanted to be there but she had no choice. She at the time left a three year old and I at the time was ten years old so I had to step up and take care him. My Dad would always be at work at times my older Sister would also help but ever since then I just felt like a Mom. Growing up it was just me and my little Brother. I missed out a lot as a kid because I had a big responsibility in my hands. When I got out of Elementary I was barely going to school. My grades were bad, my attendance even worse, and it was all because I didn’t care anymore. Being in school, I was always either late, skipping

I live in a place where most people would call a dream; A place of beauty, a place of Aloha. Growing up I learned to never take Hawaii for granted. To be from Hawaii means to be surrounded by it's traditions and it's culture. Hawaii is more than my home, it is a part of me and who I am.

As a kid I only got to see my dad on the weekends and those were the best days I had, I never understood why I couldn't live with my father full time because my mom never lived a stable life. My mother wasn’t as bad as it seems, she always made sure we had food and somewhere to stay even if it wasn't the greatest, even living with my mom my dad still paid for almost everything I had. When I was about 8 years old I lived in Mccomb and it was my dads weekend and I was so excited to get off of school and go see him, When I got home I was shocked to find everything packed up and my mom told me to get in the car, I was so upset to find out that me, my two brother, and her and her boyfriend were off to Florida. The whole trip to Florida I balled my eyes out and all I remember was that I kept saying that I wanted to live with my dad and that I hated my mom, I wondered how she could just up and leave without telling my

Prior to that, me and my brother had a rough life. We were in foster care for 2-3 years before my grandma (passed in 2011) and granpda (recently passed in February) took me and my brother in and they made sure me or my brother only had to worry about school and I will forever be grateful for that but I always felt sort of like a black sheep because most of my friends had jobs and were buying their own things. Meanwhile, I had to ask my grandpa for money and I hate asking anyone for anything so it was sort of tough for me but he never really had a problem with it as long as my grades kept up. I worked briefly with my father in roofing here and there but it was never consistent and roofing ... man it is a tough job especially on your body in the long

I am available to relocate to Hawaii within the first or second week of August. Due to the fact that I am very interested in this position, I am inclined to order my tickets so that it fits with your schedule. Is there any date that is best for you to schedule an interview?

Growing up in American Samoa, singing was everything. You sing in church choir, sunday school, at home in the shower, family evening prayer, in school, and mostly everywhere. Music is all about rhythm, and I’ve learned that you can always create your own music rather by rap, beat box, or in groups as well. It was a must for me and any other kid in American Samoa to be in the church choir or Sunday school choir. We never get to choose but to be seated in the front row and ready be to sing. Back in American Samoa, family function or family celebration is a really big thing, whether a birthday party or a get together it also contains singing. Before everything, it is a tradition for us Samoans to always start anything/everything with a prayer

My parents tried to provide us with everything, but with such little income it was difficult to have basic necessities such as food and shelter. We would set up a tent or sleep in our car most nights and then we would move to the next farm that had crops ready to harvest. My parents worked as migrant farmers and we moved to wherever the crops were ready. My parents worked long hours under the hot California sun and they never once complained. Daniel and I spent the long days fantasizing about a future where we were no longer struggling and we imagined the day when we could finally call a place home. We were exhausted of always moving around, but until my parents found a steady job we had to move around for

Growing up in a war-torn country in a neighborhood secluded from the rest of society both of my parents faced countless challenges that many today including myself can not imagine. Waking up every morning, a struggle to find something to wear to school or thinking about what you will have for breakfast was not anyone's thought, but rather if you will get to eat that day or not. In addition, living in constant

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If you really knew me, you’d know most of my childhood, I had to be an adult. I had to cook, clean, take care of myself and my brother. My mom wasn’t around much, always somewhere partying or getting high with bad people. She was the child and I was the Mother. I was only a freshman in high school. My mother didn’t have a car, didn’t have a job. We were living off of food stamps and paying the bills with warfare. My two sisters were living with their

I remember when my mom and dad were fighting one night. I had a friend over to stay the night. I felt really embarrassed in front of Kacie. Kacie is a friend from school. We started watching movies and playing music to blow it off. We also played video games to like Black ops 2 and 3. After a couple hours, the fighting died down and we all passed out. We woke up in the morning and my mom said to pack the things we need and that it was a secret about what was going on. I was completely confused. We took Kacie home and then my mom told us. We were leaving my dad because of the fight the night before. My mom and dad usually fought sometimes but i never knew this was where my mom finally snapped. We went to a program that got us a hotel for a week. But before we went, we had to stay one night in a homeless shelter. It felt really weird because we were never homeless before. We felt like we didn’t belong there. After that we left the next day and headed to the hotel. That was heaven. I loved it there. There was a giant flatscreen TV and I had my X-box I bought not that long ago. Moreover, we figured out there was a giant pool and a hot tub, and had really good, high coursed meals for breakfast. I felt like I actually belonged here. We went to the store to buy food and other things for the week. We were set. We took some counseling classes for the whole fighting part, but after our week was over, we were told we were extended another week at the hotel. We were very

Growing up it was always tremendously hard for me. My life was always at a disadvantage and it felt as if i was never completely happy. When i was five years old, just graduating kindergarten and going into first grade, my parents split up. I was never given the opportunity to chose who i wanted to live with, so my mom gained custody of my twin sister and i. I obviously was only five years old and i was not capable of understanding what was going on at the time. As i got older, it got harder for me. My parents had always put me in the middle of situations. My mother did not communicate with my father and therefore they made my sister and i the messengers. It was always a sticky situation and i never wanted to be in the middle of it. Every