My Most Memorable Trip The summer going into my eighth grade year‚ me and my family took a trip to the beautiful state of Hawaii. We went to three different islands and stayed three nights on each island. So the trip took us two weeks. Honolulu was the first island we went to. We stayed on Waikiki Beach. Waikiki Beach is the most famous beach in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is known for its spectacular surfing. Many movies have been filmed on this beach over the years. We stayed at the world famous
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East West Road‚ Sherman Lab 101‚ University of Hawaii‚ Honolulu‚ HI 96822‚ USA Email:myounkin@hawaii.edu Tel: +1503-332-2877 Dr. Catherine Chan-Halbrendt Natural Resource and Environment Management‚ 1910 East West Road‚ Sherman Lab 101‚ University of Hawaii‚ Honolulu‚ HI 96822‚ USA Email:chanhalb@hawaii.edu Tel: +1808-956-7530 Ms. Tina S. Lee Natural Resource and Environment Management‚ 1910 East West Road‚ Sherman Lab 101‚ University of Hawaii‚ Honolulu‚ HI 96822‚ USA Email:tslee@hawaii
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other words‚ there have been a lot of really big earthquakes throughout human history‚ but this one they were able to measure‚ record and verify its ground motion strength. The main tsunami raced across the Pacific Ocean and devastated Hilo‚ Hawaii. Waves as high as 10.7 meters were recorded 10‚000 kilometers from the epicenter‚ and as far away as Japan and the Philippines. The enormity of the seafloor shifts that caused the tsunamis was such that the waves that arrived nearly 15 hours later
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instrumentation‚ tells stories. Most of the time they are legends or accounts of historical events. After reading the article I have realized that hula dancing is much more than just people moving their bodies to music. It is a tradition that runs very deep in Hawaii and it has been a very important part of their culture for hundreds and maybe even thousands of years. I have learned in this article that although hula dancing is one of the most important traditions to many Hawaiians‚ it is not an easy thing to
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Kasha Haugh Final Draft (Revised) 4-14-10 WR90 Descriptive Essay Perfect Vacation The perfect vacation spot is Hawaii during the Christmas season at the Waikiki Hilton Hotel and Resort. Located on the main island of Hawaii‚ the exquisite monument sits right on the beach surrounded by beautiful golden colored sand. Miles of sandy beach can be seen coiling around the island as gigantic waves come crashing down on to shore. The most breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean
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I had always dreamed about going to Hawaii. It was the evening of April 1st‚ 2003 when my husband called me from his work and told me that we are going to Hawaii for one week in our holidays next month. I couldn’t believe my ears what I just heard. I asked him again if he is not making it up‚ but he said he already purchased tickets online and made plans. On 10th May we departed Maryland and headed towards our first destination‚ The Big Island of Hawaii. As soon as we reached there after a long
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Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? December 7‚ 1941 is the date that America woke up in hell. Planes and submarines made a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii by Japan on that day. President Franklin Roosevelt instantly declared war on Japan. Japan had their reasons why they attacked Pearl Harbor‚ and the reasons was the way America reacted when Japan announced a new order in East Asia‚ the freezing of all Japanese assets and bank accounts‚ and that the U.S imposed an embargo on oil shipment
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Japanese-American Internment Camps A historical fact that is not really talked about is the fact that‚ during World War II‚ over 100‚000 Japanese-American people‚ the vast majority of which were actually American citizens‚ were rounded up and shipped to internment camps. These consisted of poorly constructed barracks surrounded by barbed wire‚ sentry posts and armed guards. It all began when Franklin D. Roosevelt gave this war message to Congress on December 8th‚ 1941; “Yesterday‚ December 7th
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It was made with chunks of salmon‚ onions‚ tomatoes‚ cilantro‚ and with or with out poi. The most commonly eaten meat in Hawaii is pork. However‚ it was only usually eaten at ceremonial events (Kittler‚ 2004). "Fruits and nuts are important ingredients in many Hawaiian dishes. This included bananas‚ citrus fruits‚ pineapples‚ coconuts‚ guavas‚ litchis‚ jackfruit‚ mangoes
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autobiographical narrative form which discusses about his family and the lessons he has learned throughout his life from his childhood to his adulthood. He describes about how his father’s death affects him and being as a myth to him since his first visit to Hawaii to see Obama when he was young‚ about how both of his parents met and fell in love to each other‚ and about how he learns to love rather than to hate the people around him and the experiences he goes through his life. In the beginning of the story
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