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The gravitational stress on the volcano flanks develops large-scale on-shore and off-shore sliding, related to the activity of the rift zones. The M=7.2 earthquake at Kilauea on 1975 was probably related to strain accumulated throughout the south flank from dikes intruded in the rift zone (Swanson et al., 1976). However, the earthquake itself resulted from abrupt southward movement of the south flank across the underlying oceanic crust, activating the Hilina-Pali fault system. Such faulting not only provides a means for the flanks to adjust continuously to intrusions, but also generates the stress patterns needed to constrain future dikes to propagate along the rift axis. Therefore, rift intrusion and lateral spreading are major contributors

are two countries that are very similar but not quite the same. The U.S. is a democracy, but New Zealand is a Parliament. These are two very similar types of government but a Parliament takes some aspects from a monarchy and combine them with some from a democracy. New Zealand does not have a president, they have a prime minister. In the U.S. citizens vote for a president. But in New Zealand they vote for the members of the Parliament, and the legislative branch of the Parliament assigns a prime minister. New Zealand also does not have states. They did used to have provinces, but they scraped in the provincial system in the late

Australia and China are two countries located in the southern and northern hemispheres respectively. They are both very important and major international exporters across the globe. Australian exports reached an all time high of A$29,970 million in February of 2014, this is a gain of A$120 million from the previous year. Australia’s natural resources are one of its main exports as Australia is so rich in its natural resources such as bauxite, coal, copper, tin, gold, iron ore, silver, uranium, tungsten, nickel, lead, zinc, diamonds, mineral sands, natural gas and petroleum.

Do you love warm weather, sandy beaches and an amazing view? Then Maui, Hawaii is the place to be. Hawaii is a group of islands off the mainland of the United States.The people of the state of Hawaii have a lot of different cultures and backgrounds. Most of the people living in Hawaii speak English, but some use the words from the Hawaiian language(Benson et. al. 685-660). Maui, Hawaii is the only state in the United States that is entirely made up of islands, it is full of friendly people and beautiful scenery.

Because of the low Manufacturing rate most goods are shipped to Hawaii by a cargo ship. The Constitution was signed and was put into use in the 1950’s when the islands were still a territory, when the Constitution was signed Hawaii had become the 50th state. Hawaii adopted their first Constitution in the 1840’s. The constitution consisted of a legislative, executive, and a supreme court. The population decreased in size due to diseases and different other things (“Kahuku”).

Hawaii is a beautiful string of island that was formed from volcano the first settlers came to the island around 300 A.D. Not much happened on the island from 300-1700 but in the latter half of the 1700s some very important event occurred that would make Hawaii the place it is today.

Hawaii is made up of eight main islands, the island of Hawaii is called the Big Island, it is over 4,028 square islands, it was formed by the a hotspot in the Earth’s Crust. It has three active volcanoes and one of the most active ones. Maui is the second largest main island, its economy is mainly based on agriculture and tourism. Its main productions are coffee, macadamia nuts, flowers, sugar, papaya and pineapples. Oahu is the third largest island of Hawaii and is the home of the capital Honolulu. Kauai is the fourth largest and it is the oldest, is it located farthest away from the hot spot formed

The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu (the star on the map shows where the capital is). People have a nickname for the state, they call it the “Aloha State” The current population for Hawaii is 1,360,301. It's pretty small compared to some of the mainland states. Hawaii is located at (21.3000°N, 157.8167°W). Honolulu is 4,957 miles from New York City. We acquired Hawaii in 1959. What happened was a group of sugar and pineapple businessmen, aided by the American minister to Hawaii and supported by U.S. soldiers and marines overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii. Two years later, the Republic of Hawaii was established as a U.S. territory making Hawaii our 50th state.

Hawaii is an isolated volcanic Polynesian island that is located in the middle of North Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is counted as a state of the USA. Hawaii is at the northernmost part of the prolific “Polynesian triangle”. The wonderful country was first discovered and settled by their Polynesian ancestors anywhere between AD 1190 and 1290. Hawaiians are known as some of the nicest, carefree and caring people in the world all due to their culture. The people of Hawaii have many aspects that they cherish which warfare, religion and fishing.

- Fiji population pyramid is more of a triangle while Australia has a bulge where the baby boomers are.

Geographically, Italy is comprised of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, as well as two large islands. The shape of Italy has been depicted as a ‘boot’ in many cartoons and drawings for years. The country covers over 116,000 square miles, making it approximately the combined size of Florida and Georgia. (Killinger, 2002) Italy is a democratic republic that has a current population of around 60 million people, making it the twenty-third most populous country in the world. Italy

In the past when I would think of Kenya I would think of wild animals, African tribes, and AIDS. When I met Wanjiku an international student from Kenya she told me many things about the culture of her country. I know from talking and working with her that they value friendship and believe in hard work.

Fiji is located in the southwest Pacific, south of the Equator. It is an archipelago that consists of 322 islands, 106 of them are inhabited and the rest are natural reserves. Viti Levu is the main Island and it consists of two main cities: Suva and Nadi. Suva, Suva is Fiji’s capital and Nadi is home of the international airport. Viti Levu is home to most of the Fijian population. The second largest island is Vanua Levu and the third largest is Taveuni.

One of the large percentages of jobs involves agriculture like sugar. Travel and tourism is one of the main ways to bring money to the country. Sugar brings one third of the money to the country. There are about 250,000 people visiting Fiji each year. Each year there has been less and less skilled workers immigrating to Fiji. Because of where Fiji is located, it consists of many rich natural resources including abundant rain forests and other mineral resources. Theses sources are good for the economy too. Many edible fish live near the islands such as sailfish, barracuda, big-eyed and dog-tooth tuna, several different species of marlin fish, and many others, so fish is a large part of the economy in Fiji. Gold is another big thing in Fiji. The country also has major mahogany reserves. Some of the crops Fiji exports are ginger and coconuts, but both of those production levels are declining. Some of the main exports are sugar, gold, timber, fish, molasses, mineral water, and coconut oil. One of the most successful industries in Fiji is still mineral water, which since 2000 is primarily imported to the United

The industry in which Zespri functions in within New Zealand can be broken up into three broad value generating activities. The first activity is growing of kiwifruit which pertains to the orchards and includes pest and disease control and harvesting. The second includes the post harvesting activities including grading, packing and storing. The final stage and perhaps the most intrinsic stage includes the exporting.This includes the selling and distribution of the kiwifruit to overseas markets. Zespri International group is responsible for marketing almost all the export quality fruit from New Zeland. The only exclusion being the Austrailian Market.