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    The state of Hawaii, also known collectively as the Hawaiian Islands, has a long history regarding its development. From migration, to the development of producing goods as a way of bartering, to an eventual governed society, the modernization of Hawaii has an illustrious history. The people who impacted this and were part of creating a globalized look at Hawaii played a part into modernization the state. This paper will illustrate the modernization of this land and its westernization throughout

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    Beautiful Hawaiian Island

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    Lured by the promise of sandy shores and tropical paradise, people from all around the world find themselves drawn to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Ideal with its depiction of exotic dancers, surfing luxurious waves, and lush climate Hawaii truly seems to be the perfect getaway. However upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the media's portrayal of Hawaii is not entirely accurate. Since the tourist industry is able to smooth over any troublesome detail that could create damage to their

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    The Hawaiian Island Chain

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    The Hawaiian Island chain is made up of 132 islands, and the eight main islands are Hawai’i, Maui, O’ahu, Kaua’i, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Ni’ihau, and Kaho’olawe. Hawai’i is also referred to as “The Big Island” so it is not confused with the name of the state. Hawai’i is most likely part of a longer name, so nobody knows what it actually means, but some believe it means something like “Place of the Water of Life” (King, S. K., 2017). Some people believe Maui is named after Maui Kupua, a shaman hero

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    Hawaiian Island Oahu

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    Haleiwa, Oahu is one of the top destinations in the Hawaiian Islands. For history lovers, Pearl Harbor and Iolani Palace are top tourist sites. Meanwhile, top shops and boutiques can be found within Honolulu. Traveling to Oahu The majority of visitors arrive at the Honolulu International Airport. Most domestic carriers and international carriers serve the airport, so it is fairly easy to get to Oahu from any location. Once you arrive on the island, you can get around using a taxi, car rental,

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    For many centuries the Hawaiian Islands have held the ideal of mysticism and beauty connecting to the heart of those who both live in the islands and those who travel to experience the magic. Hawaii is honestly its own world. The islands are a place of rain and desserts, innumerable waterfalls, black earth and blue skies, fertile fields and multicolored canyons, healing stones, sacred rivers and tabooed valleys, cinder cones, secret caves, volcanic hair, green cliffs, rainbow fish, fragrant flowers

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    Introduction Colonisation of the Hawaiian Islands in the years following Captain James Cook’s landing in 1778 had a huge influence on the societal structure, the ruling system, and the gender roles within the community. With the old culture dismantled, a new one was built on the basis of Christian values, brought to Hawaii by the missionaries from New England. This essay will give a brief description of the colonisation of Hawaii, and then focus on the effects this process had on the societal structure

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    One vacation option to consider is Hawaii where travelers can explore the ocean. According to the Hawaiian islands “See all of the thrills, beauty, culture, history and more.Get a taste of the flavors of Hawaii during your visit.’’This is saying that it is a beautiful place and has foods vecashinors may never tried.This shows that hawaii is a good place to take pictures of the great food and beautiful landscape. Travelers can see volcanoes and scuba dive,surf and jump of the most beautiful cliffs

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    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

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    The Hawaiian Islands were created from volcanoes over the millions of years. The Islands sit on the Pacific Ocean plate and the way these islands were formed was from the hotspots in the earth’s crust and from the underwater volcanoes that soon rise to make land. There is roughly eight islands and I believe there will be more islands created in the future and they will keep shifting northwest. The first island is the oldest and roughly near 5 million years old, while the younger ones aren’t as old

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    of people such as the Hawaiian League, The Annexation Club, and The Committee of Public Safety tried to take Queen Lili’uokalani off of her throne. Their plan worked and the Queen surrendered her throne to the United States of America. In 1895, the Queen was imprisoned at ‘Iolani Palace and she also wrote multiple songs in the eight months that she was there. The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom led to Hawaii being annexed to the United States. The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was unjustified

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