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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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    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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    Essay On Hawaiian Life

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    What happened to the way of life for the Hawaiians, How did they get to Hawaii? It all started with the ancient Polynesian movement people needed to fine a new place to live their home was extremely terrible , so they packed up and moved across the ocean. The reason why they did was because their old terrain was rocky, jagged and hardly livable until they found Hawaii. The soil was more nutrient than their old terrain, they even set up sugar cane as their main crop, they even sold the

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    Lamkin English II, Period: 2 13 November, 2017 Hawaiian Mythology Research Paper Hawaiian mythology is both animistic and polytheistic. Animism is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence and polytheism is the belief of multiple deities in one religion (Hawaiian Folk Tales). Hawaiian religion also believes that passed away souls exist as non-human beings like animals and abiotic objects (Hawaiian Folk Tales). The mythology encompasses the vast

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    improved as time passes. Though Hawaiian phrases such as aloha and ohana are commonly used due to the popularization of media and film, the use of the language in daily life in terms of use of literature and communication is not as frequent. The Hawaiian language revival movement, known as the Ku’ikahi ‘Olelo Hawai’i (Brezinger and Heinrich, 2010), was stimulated by the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. The movement itself began with the resurfacing of Hawaiian dance and song and later encompassed

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    Hawaiian Land Division

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    In Hawaiian, the mahele means land division ( History of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Noris, Kasdon, Rayson. Pg 97-98). The division was very important in the Hawaiian Islands. It kept everyone equal, and everybody in place, but, that wasn't considered equal from the foreigner's perspective. The foreigners were going to take action, they’ve been lurking in the shadows and waiting for the right moment to buy more land and taking land for themselves. There were many problems that occurred during the process

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    Hawaiian Culture Picture yourself in the captivating state of Hawaii. Hawaii has all the amazing things to help you wind down and relax. From blue lagoons, humongous volcanoes, beautiful islands, and much more, but the people on the islands are even prettier. You’re so amazed by the way they pronounce their words and you see how colorful the attire is. Wow, the legends that have dated back two hundred years ago, are making you even more immersed into the culture. The problem is you don’t know

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    Native Hawaiian Rituals

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    How do historical Native Hawaiians, and Japanese view death and dying? In modern day Hawaii the rituals and practices of death, dying, and bereavement are greatly influenced by multiple cultures due to Hawaii being a melting pot of different ethnicities. Some cultures/ethnicities include the following: Hawaiians, Filipinos, Japanese, Chinese, and Puerto Ricans just to name a few. Today majority of the family’s in Hawaii are of mixed religion, ethnicities and cultures their beliefs regarding death

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    Hawaiian People Myths

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    The Creation of Hawaiian People and Their Islands Hawaiian mythlogy has numerous legends and a notable one is how Hawai’i and its people were created. The story refers to how people are connected to the land and it showcases one of the reasons why the urge to care for the land is so strong in the native Hawaiians. The way the myth is told shows that native Hawaiians literally considered the sky, earth and islands as respected elders. The Creation of Hawaiian People and Their Islands was originally

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    Hawaiian Airlines Karreem L. Lisbon Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University This paper will cover information about Hawaiian airlines. Founded in 1929, now in its 87th year of consecutive service, Hawaiian Airlines is Hawai 'i 's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Specifically, research to describe the airline, its aircraft fleet, route structure and number of employees will be provided

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