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    Introduction Hawai’i is the fusion pot for diverse cultures due to influences from protestant missionaries, explorers and oriental settlers. Indigenous Hawaiians has to cope with changes in order to adapt to drastic changes brought upon by these foreigners. With the combination of Hawaiian culture, Western influences and Eastern influences, Hawaiian architecture develops distinct regionalism that is only present in here. As architecture reflects upon culture, ideologies, and trends, one must understand

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    annexation of Hawaii in a good light. In 1820, New England settlers landed on Hawaii and began their mission: spreading Protestant Christianity across the eight tropical islands. Through time, culture assimilation, and interaction with the indigenous peoples, Americans eventually regarded Hawaii as a part of America itself. They took the liberty of using the Hawaiian islands as a commerce hotspot and a war buffer, as demonstrated by the Spanish-American War, where America used Hawaii as a bridge

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    not work it out and many people scattered like grains of salt in the wind to different corners of the earth to build kingdoms that they could rule. Only the wisest souls remained behind, the ones who recognized that Hawaii was the crowning jewel in the necklace that was the earth. The kingdoms of those who fled Hawaii still have not found peace with each other but the people of Hawaii are a friend to

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    its causes people to die for fighting, mining the army and military. Because of the overthrow things were changed and taken away. It changed history and the way we live life now days. The Overthrow: Hawai`i entered the decade of the 1890s as a kingdom and emerged from it as a Territory of the United States, with a provisional government and a republic in between. It was a time of monarchs and "mission boys," of royalists, republicans and revolutionaries.

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    because the American people were beginning to become more satisfied with their land. This result of the Spanish-American war was beneficial, they did not feel that it was increasing their need of more land to trade with until the later discovery of the Kingdom of Hawaii’s importance in the middle of the pacific ocean and the opportunities that the islands

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    Kapiolani was a gentle queen whose main concern was the people of Hawaii. She was determined to make sure the people of Hawaii were taken care of and that they will one day get their homes and justice back. She took every opportunity she could take to ensure the security of her people. She did everything she could in her power to make a better future for her people. Her and her husband were determined to not give the Hawaiian Kingdom to the United States. Kapiolani was born on December 31, 1834 in

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    Examples Of Isolationism

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    Isolationism is when a state/country tries to not get involved in political affairs. I believe when the US declined to give aid to Hungarian patriots in 1849 it was a form of Isolation. The revolution in the Hungarian kingdom grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire who was being ruled by the Habsburg Monarchy at the time. Intervention Intervention is the involvement of foreign powers in another nation. The open-door policy that the US proposed in 1899 was an example of intervention

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    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, the monarchy, and the gender roles as were widely accepted in society, as well as how these changes affected other aspects

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    Kauai Life In The 1800s

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    As the oldest island in Hawaii, Kauai has a wealth of history. Over the years, it has gone from ancient battlefields to a modern economy. First inhabited around 200 to 600 AD, the original settlers most likely reached Kauai from the Marquesas Islands nearly 2,000 miles away. Since these early immigrants arrived, an estimated 1,000 of the 1,300 species on Kauai have gone extinct. Centuries later, the Tahitians arrived and took over the island from the shorter Marquesans. The Arrival of James Cook

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    Racism In Hawaii Essay

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    Racism in Hawaii is growing time by time, and it comes from a lot of reason. These arguments are sometimes about history of Hawaii and since Hawaii got mixed race, the other reason is the hatred that grows for each different race, because the way people act to each other today are sometimes end up on the word “racism”, this difference on culture beliefs separate everyone on the main focus, which is to grow and to be better at things together. These reasons that gives Hawaii a racism problem is the

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