Real Cost Of Paradise By Iolani Palace

Museums serve as a way to connect with the public on a large scale, and the knowledge held within exhibits can be a fruitful experience for those who choose to visit these institutions. Experiencing all that a museum has to offer, no matter how well intentioned, can at times be confusing and overwhelming to the individuals visiting the site. The Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian dedicates itself to Native Americans in North and South America, and worked tirelessly with varying tribes to create a new standard. Some visitors and scholars found their work to be successful in design and approach while others found it to be lacking in execution. This institution does not approach Native American history in a familiar fashion; however it does cover an expansive period of time, and produces a great amount of detail while generating powerful emotions.

Trask is able to use logos to prove how tourism has affected the Hawaiian culture. Trask refers to Hawaii as a “She” who “Rubs off” on the visitor with her magical presence. The beauty of Hawaii is used as an escape from “Rawness and violence” for most Americans though, Trask mentions that the land has a “Western sexual sickness” (Trask 1993). “Of course, all this hype is necessary to hide the truth about tourism, the awful exploitative truth that the industry is the major cause of environmental degradation, low wages, land dispossession, and the highest cost of living in the United States” (Trask 1993). Trask says that the areas of Hawaii which were “sacred” to the Hawaiian’s have now been turned into top of the line hotels. The beaches that were once full of fishermen and their nets are used for recreational activities like surfing getting a tan and jet skiing. On most of the beaches owned by resorts, the beaches are reserved for hotel residences only. In the essay, Trask gives the readers logos as to how tourism is changing the land. For example, thirty years ago the ratio of Hawaiians outnumbered the tourist 2:1. Today,

Hawaii is a beautiful island and it didn’t take long for people to realize it could be a lucrative business venture. Hawaii’s tourism began, as “bourgeois desires for contact with the rejuvenating "primitive"” became something that interested

As you travel through life, through the eyes of others, you are not only are you preserved as yourself but as the people and things you represent. Your family and race are some the most important components of your life. Everywhere you go, everything you say and do, is a reflection of the people who have raised you and the ethnic group you come from. Bernice Pauahi Bishop represented her family and the Hawaiian race well. In Kanahele’s biography he speaks about an anonymous writer describing Hawaiian royalty in 1845; this writer stated, “Of the young female chiefs Miss Bernice Pauahi, scarce 16,

Prince Kuhio was born on March 26, 1871. His full name is Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole he was prince of the reigning House of Kalakaua when the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893. Prince Kuhio was raised in Koloa on the island of Kauai, and attended the Royal School on Oahu. He studied for four years at St. Matthew’s College in California, the royal Agricultural College in England, and then graduated from a business school also in England. He was Queen Liliuokalani’s cousin and she named him to be an heir to the throne so he was given the title of “prince”.

The Pompeii exhibition at LACMA was an astounding visualization of history. The exhibition provided all sorts of objects; from sculptures, glass figures, painted art, and more. These art pieces specify the kind of life that was taking place in the Bay of Naples during the second century. As we know the cities around the Bay of Naples, which include Pompeii and Herculaneum, became tourist attractions when the cities were excavated after they were buried from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. However, the comprehension of how the art pieces made their way into the museum is just a little fact of the history behind them. With this exhibition we are able to feel like we are back in time and living in the exhilarating time of

On the 21st of August 1959, a small colony of inhabited Polynesian volcanic rock located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean became the 50th state named “Hawai’i”. Before Hawai’i became the 50th State, foreigners from the United States attempted to annex Hawai’i from its people and the Hawaiian Monarch for political and military gains. It all started as far back as 1893 when Hawai’i was ruled by Hawaiian Kings and Queens. All three attempts at annexation the United States Diplomats and foreigners failed until 1959 when Hawai’i declared Statehood. The United States Government and its political leaders celebrated along with a small portion of native islanders but sadden and dismayed the majority of native people felt it’s island being stolen

Trask also writes about how the Hawaiian historians only believe the story the westerners told because they don’t know the native Hawaiian language. This caused them to look past important information about the culture that was hiding in not only the language but in the songs and stories told by the Hawaiian elders. Through out Trask’s piece she mentions on numerous occasions how Hawaiian historians missed out on key information about the hawaiian culture and it’s past by not studying the native language. “If it is truly our history Western historians desire to know, they must put down their books, and take up our practices. First, of course, the language. But later the people, the āina, the stories”(400). It can be seen through this quote how strongly Trask fells about the historians not taking the time to learn the language and really understand the roots of the native Hawaiian culture. She believes that if the historians really want to learn about what actually happened then they need to put aside what they think they already know, go to the native land ,and get the stories from the people who are apart of the Hawaiian culture and know the native language.Trask also believed that it was disrespectful for a

As time has progressed on, in a little town in eastern West Virginia, it is as though time has taken a halt. In Elkins West Virginia nestled in the mountain tops a small community on a hill does its best to preserve history the best way it possibly could by holding one of oldest buildings in town on its foundation. It is a showing of a time long before, it truly is something to be celebrated. History, a true design of focus on the Campus of Davis and Elkins

Monuments are important in keeping history in the present. The viewer experiences the emotions and actions in that specific part of time. Some monuments have awkward locations or the people chosen are unsuitable to represent the time. Any group or agency must consider who the person is and where the monument’s location should be before publically displaying it.

What do you think when you hear a word Aloha? When I had no knowledge of Hawaii, or Hawaiian values, I thought it only means hello and welcome. I’ve learned so much about Hawaii and its values including Aloha and now I know it doesn't only mean that. Aloha can mean “love. Aloha can mean “farewell”. After I got into Kapiolani Community College, I had chance to get to know Hawaiian values and each time I’m amazed how each word have deep and thoughtful meanings. And Aloha is the basis of most of the other Hawaiian spirits. Therefore, without knowing Aloha, it’s close to impossible to understand Hawaiian cultural values and that’s why I wanted to introduce little about Aloha before I jump into the introduction of my three favorite values. In the book, Aloha is mentioned as “outpouring and receiving of the spirit” (Say, 17). Though my understanding of the word Aloha and other Hawaiian values grew from the last few semesters in KCC, I still learned a lot from reading this book and that definition of Aloha is one of the teaching from this book. This book often related the Hawaiian values to the supervisor / managing positions in the hospitality industry and how he defined managers in hospitality industry in Hawaii made me interested to read this book; he defined as “Ambassadors of the Aloha spirit” (Say, 7). When reading this book, I was able to relate some values into my own life, and I was able to come up with three values that relate most to my life, or which I love the most,

The place that I chose for the places project was Kauai, Hawaii. I chose Kauai because I have been there and the culture seemed very interesting. The first European that was to discover Kauai was Captain James Cook in 1791 and then was later created a US territory not until the year of 1898. Kauai very little commemorates to the events that happened in the late 1800s, mainly because all of Hawaii wasn’t apart of the United States and all of the negative effects to the Hawaiian culture and how it was overthrown by the United States. The story about Kauai that is not known to many people is how the United States got closer and closer to the Hawaiian without them even knowing it. As Christian settlers kept moving to Hawaii it ended up having a lot of Hawaiians converting over to Christianity including Kamehameha III, who was the first Christian King to rule all of Hawaii. The House of Kamehameha ended with the death of King Kamehameha V, who had no heir. An election was held, with popular votes favoring Lunalilo, who also died without naming an heir. This was a pivotal point in the history of Hawaii as Lunalilo's death led to the controversial 1874 election that incited riots. In an attempt to keep peace, Britain and the United States sent troops to Hawaii. The situation ended with the election of Kalakaua, who had lost the

Hawai’i is known by the rest of the world primarily for its tropical weather, exquisite scenery, and luxurious resorts. Millions of tourists visit Hawai’i annually to forget their worries within this universally perceived paradise.

My name is Oliver Kirby and I am a historian. For many years now I have been deeply invested in the study of South American and Polynesian history. The magazine ‘The Good Weekend’ approached me with an opportunity to write an article discussing the rise and expansion of Easter Island and then its decline. I will also be discussing if what happened to Easter Island is a microcosm of what might happen to the rest of the world.

Language was used as a powerful means to root a nation to the past and present, used to create history and policies at the same time an example of which is illustrated by Museums. Museums suggest a political inheritance of historical connections and restored monuments that serve as regalia for the modern state, and also create a feeling of community.