Why the Hawaiian Islands were Valuable to American Interest in the Pacific Can eight little islands really defeat an entire empire? Maybe not on their own‚ but even the most insignificant of lands can prove overwhelmingly decisive in the most colossal of conflicts. The Hawaiian Islands were important to the United States (U.S.) for strategic‚ tactical‚ and logistical reasons in planning for a war in the Pacific. Had it not been for this archipelago‚ the Pacific War might have lasted much longer
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world. They are not only efficient‚ blood sucking organisms‚ but also the most efficient disease carrying organism. The Pacific vampire mosquito is indigenous to several islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are most known for their presence on the Hawaiian Islands. Due to the large tourist presence on the islands‚ and the increasing pressure of unhappy tourists these pests are literally being poised to extinction. They are known to carry Malaria‚ and yellow fever and infect thousands of tourists yearly
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The Hawaiians were a polytheistic culture‚ there civilization was ended by war with the “whites” (polynesians). There were trade routes with other Polynesian islands like the French Polynesia and the Easter islands. They traded fish animals ores and other crops. The first Hawaiians were actually polynesian‚ but there were creating a new culture. They were not considered whites anymore because of their new culture. So when the Polynesians came over they were considered whites. The French polynesian
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different backgrounds‚ I firmly believe and try to perpetuate my Hawaiian culture and my Christianity. Truly being a Hawaiian Christian is probably the hardest person to be because of its confliction between the belief in many gods in a Hawaiian sense and its cultural actions to believing in one God as a Christian. But I consider myself a Christian Hawaiian because I have faith in my God and persistence in my culture. As a Hawaiian‚ I am all about perpetuation. Our culture had been almost lost
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Research Report. Retrieved from http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/visitor/visitor-research/2012-annual-visitor.pdf Hawaiian History Hawaiian Kingdom. (n.d.). Retrieved October 18‚ 2013‚ from http://www.hawaiiankingdom.org/us-occupation.shtml History History. (n.d.)b. Cook discovers Hawaii. History. Retrieved October 20‚ 2013‚ form http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-overthrow-hawaiian-monarchy?catId=6 Johnson‚ R Kawaharada‚ D. (1999). The Discovery and Settlement of Polynesia. Retrieved from
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One can find foods inspired by Japanese‚ Chinese‚ Filipino‚ Hawaiian‚ Korean‚ and American cuisine in a 7-11 convenience store. I find the spam musubi absolutely delicious! Additionally‚ they serve steamed manapua‚ hotdogs‚ li hing mui products‚ and pork shumai. Furthermore‚ we do have cuisines that are completely
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Hawaiian settlements have generally believed to have been made in the 3rd century they brought lots of farm animals with them including chickens‚ pigs and sheep‚ and other plants and animals. Once they landed on the Hawaiian shores they immediately started to move in‚ the men went hunting while the women stayed behind and found a reasonable place to set up camp. After a while the Polynesians came up with a name for the little cluster of Islands they had found‚ they named it Hawaii. Not long after
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The mean elevation of Hawaii is 3‚030 feet above sea level. The Hawaiian Islands cover 6‚459 square miles all together. Hawaii is ranked 47th largest state out of the 50th state ahead of Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ and Delaware. The population of Hawaii is 1‚360‚301 according to the 2010 census estimate. The capital of
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Leon Love hula‚ love Hawaii Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day That ’s the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii ’s way to say Merry Christmas to you [1] (Robert Alex Anderson) If ask people a question that which place has the most beautiful beach‚ sunshine and full of enthusiasm‚ I think
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From the extraordinary works of Gavan Dawes‚ The Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands brings the story on how James Cook was the first to discover the Hawaiian Islands‚ his decision to befriend the natives and the decision to stay at the islands when it seemed he should go to save his own life. Did he deserve to die for attempting to make a wrong a right? Did the Hawaiians make a terrible mistake in taking the life of Cook? Some would say he made the wrong decision and that is the reason
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