...mountains. The Maui population is about one hundred forty-thousand people. Maui has many beautiful waterfalls and beaches, but the waterfalls can carry a bacteria called leptospirosis which comes from animal waste seeping into the waterfalls. Maui has Green Sea Turtles which are known as “honu” to the Hawaiians. These majestic sea turtles like to play in the waves of popular beaches, eat algae from reefs, and relax in the warm sun. Mongoose came to Hawaii due to the overly populated rats. The mongoose was meant to get rid of some of the rat population, but things didn’t go as intended because of the different sleeping patterns of mongoose and rats....
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...This volcano is the youngest in Hawaii. It is also 1 out of the 5 most active volcanoes in Hawaii. It is 60 km deep. The Kilauea Volcano is a shield volcano. The volcano got its name from the Hawaiian word meaning spreading or spewing. The last time it erupted was in November 2008. It reached sea level about 100,000 years ago but is between 300,000 to 600,000 years old. One of the major eruptions that has happened so far in 1790 killed about 80 people. The Kilauea volcano has had 62 eruptions so far. Its crater is 3,646 feet deep. Some of the hazards that come with this volcano are small earthquakes, lava entering the ocean which could harm some animals, volcanic gas, and explosive eruptions. It’s caldera is believed to be the volcano goddess...
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...locations are of great significance to the Hawaiian people who view the sacred shrines temples as having great spiritual capacity. Religious rituals and offerings occur even to this day. Other sites are merely historical. Two particular locations, Hikiau Heiau, and Puukohola Heiau have a rich history, each with amazing stories to tell. Located in the western portion of Hawaii, a large platform of stacked lava rock rests on the red soil. This platform is known as Hikiau Heiau, and has been restored many times damage from the waves, but the temple is as old as 400 years (Smithsonian). Hikiau Heiau was built by King Kalani'opu'u. The temple itself stretches an impressive 250 feet long and 100 feet wide. Used primarily for worship, many public ceremonies were held place at Hikiau Heiau. The god that was praised in this temple has varied over time, depending on the tribal leader at the time. “One chief could have dedicated it to the war god Ku, while another dedicated it to Lono, associated with fertility,” says Martha Yent, an archaeologist with Hawaii’s state parks (Smithsonian). At certain points, it would hold celebrations for a good harvest, while other times, it would serve as a human sacrificial location to honor the chief. In 1779, British explorer James Cook drifted into the location of Hikiau Heiau. In a ceremony, they dignified the explorer. While at anchor in the bay, Cook and his crew held onto reports documenting observations of Hawaiian culture. After a week out at sea, the...
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...HAWAII LEGENDS: Introduction by King Kalakaua, 1888 Geography: Physical Characteristics The Hawaiian Islands occupy a place in the great expanse of the Pacific “between the nineteenth and twenty third degrees north latitude, and the one hundred and fifty fourth degrees of longitude west of Greenwich. They are two thousand one hundred miles southwest from San Francisco, and about the same distance from Tahiti. The group consists of ten islands*, including two that are little more than barren rocks. The farthest are about three hundred miles from each other, measuring from their extreme boundaries, and their aggregate area is a little more than six thousand one hundred square miles. Of the eight principal islands all are habitable, although the small islands of Niihau and Kahoolawe are used almost exclusively as cattle-ranges. The most of the shores of the several islands are fringed with coral, but their origins seem to indisputably show in the numerous creates of extinct volcanoes scattered throughout the group, and in the mighty fires still blazing from the mountain-heights of Hawaii. By far the largest part of the area of the islands is mountainous; but from the interior elevations, some of them reaching altitude of from ten to fourteen thousand feet, flow many small streams of sweet water, widening into fertile valleys as they reach the coast, while here and there between them alluvial plateaus have been left by the upland wash. With rare exceptions the...
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...process is the lithosphere is basically floating on top of the asthenosphere, because the temperature is close to melting. One of the main influences of the Hawaii volcanoes is the fact that it sits on the Pacific plate the largest tectonic plate on the planet. As the sea floor spreads it causes the plate to continue to widen as well. That has the biggest impact of the growth of the Hawaiian Islands. Another key factor that not influences location, but the intensity is the changes in sea level. When the sea level began to change that made a decrease in the shorelines, so there was more land being submerged under water. The eruption of volcanoes in Hawaii is what influences an Earthquake. According to scientist Earthquakes are common after a volcano has erupted. The Hawaii was formed by a convergent margin of oceanic lithosphere plates. These plates join and on occasion can create a volcano. They can also be made in the middle of the plate where there is magma. If the magma erupts and hit the sea floor that is called a hot spot. A hot spot in the center of the Pacific plate is what formed the Hawaiian Islands. As the plate continued to move over the hot spot more...
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...the same type of canoes that Hawaiians continue to travel on such as Hokule’a. b. Peleleu war canoes were created during the times of battle of war carrying warriors to the battle. c. Kamehameha the Great used Peleleu canoes to haul his warriors to Kaua’i. d. If one hull was longer than the other, this was known as a kū’ē’ē e. Pūkolu was a triple hulled canoe. This canoe was created during the time of Kamehameha the Great. This canoe is no longer built due to its ineffective...
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...1.The monument memorializes Duke Paoa Kahanamoku the Hawaiian native widely credited with popularizing the Hawaiian sport of surfing, introducing it to the U.S. Mainland and Australia. The monument honors Dukes many achievements such as being inducted into the swimming and surfing Hall of Fame, along with his prestigious gold/silver medals in the olympics for swimming and his title of “Hawaii's first ambassador of goodwill. 2. The monuments geographical space is North of Uluniu Ave. along Kuhio beach at Waikiki located at the center of the town, welcoming visitors with open arms. This statue is often decorated with leis placed there by travelers and sightseers. This monument represents Hawaiian spirit and restores vital connections to the history of Hawaii, preserving its cultural heritage. It is sacred in a sense to the people of Hawaii that want to maintain their past values and beliefs. Yes, it fits into the surrounding landscape, the memorial is mounted on a large rock with quotes inscribed. The monument is large and bronze which is slightly more noticeable than the palm...
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...it as a place of blessed "alo" or "aloha" meaning "in the presence of A." Life in old Hawai`i was a spiritual experience. There was aloha everywhere; in the people, plants, animals, rocks and reefs. Even in the canoes and paddles and the tools used to make them. But aloha is more than a word, it's a way of life. If there is life, there is mana, goodness, and wisdom. If there is goodness and wisdom in a person, there is a god-quality. One must recognize the "god of life" in another before saying "Aloha." It means mutual regard and affection and extends warmth in caring with no obligation in return. It's the essence of relationships in which each person is important to every other person for collective existence. It's to hear what is not said, to see what cannot be seen and to know the unknowable. To say "Aloha" to another with indifference is blasphemous, just as saying "Mahalo" ungraciously is profane. Therefore, when one says "Aloha" to another, one must mean it sincerely. If you are angry with someone, you must cleanse away all ill feeling before saying "Aloha." It is said, and given, freely and without condition or expectation and with the realization that it may not be returned but it is given without regrets nonetheless. It is this concept more than any other that distinguishes the Hawaiian culture. It also allows an outrigger club and its' members to grow and thrive. A club's leaders, more than any other, should understand, and be...
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...affects the development of the organization’s marketing strategy and tactics and how each is implemented. Hawaiian Airlines is a well-know company in the Hawaiian Islands. The company’s mission statement is to “grow a profitable airline with a passion for excellence, our customers, our people and the spirit of Hawaii” (“Mission, Vision & Values”,2012). In order to achieve the stated mission statement, Hawaiian Airlines has devised a creative marketing mix. The first element in the marketing mix is product. The product for Hawaiian Airlines is airline tickets. Some of the aspects Hawaiian Airlines marketing team researched were what the customer expected from the airline and what elements differentiated them from their competitors. Hawaiian Airlines concluded that customers expected affordability and quality customer service when purchasing from their airlines. Hawaiian Airlines is branded to represent Hawaii and the “aloha” spirit. Hawaiian Airlines’ logo which is a woman with a flower in her ear is a representation of the culture in Hawaii. The logo or image is the second product Hawaiian Airlines sells and it also differentiates them from other airlines because of the representation of the Hawaiian culture. The results of the research affect the development of Hawaiian Airlines’ marketing strategy and tactics by appealing to the needs of the consumers. On Hawaiian Airlines’ website, passengers are able to put special request notifications such as: wheelchair services,...
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...Neel Patel Professor Naomi Taub Rhetoric 105 F6 14 September 2015 Hawaiian Empowerment: A Native’s Point of View In “From a Native Daughter,” writer, activist, and Native Hawaiian academic, Haunani-Kay Trask recounts her personal feelings along with her people’s feelings with how the ‘haole’ (white) people overwhelmed and distorted the historical context of the native Hawaiian inhabitants. Trask’s purpose is to convey the message that the native Hawaiians’ ancient culture is described as oppressive and tyrannical by white historians, rather that it was a society that functioned efficiently before the Europeans seized the land. She adopts an affectionate yet blunt tone throughout the course of the selection in order to contend the principles about the Hawaiian people to the Western world. Trask launches her exposition by highlighting how she gains much of her knowledge of her ancestry and people from her family and by expressing early on that she learned about how the whites took over her people. She appeals to her ethos and credibility by telling her audience, “I learned about the life of the old ones –and they had flourished” (Trask 113) and that her “mother said Hawaiians had sailed over thousands of miles to make their home in these sacred islands (Trask 113).” She makes these claims regarding her mother and people in order to express that she is experienced on this topic from her first-hand encounters and her Ph.D. knowledge. Soon after establishing her dominance...
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...herbal healing leaving them practically obsolete. Through technology, many argue that we’ve been able to “improve” our overall health and extend our longevity. But through technology, many have lost sight tradition, the ways of our ancestors, the “organic” way of living. Taking a look back at our history, it’s clear to see that Hawaiians survived thrived even, off the land. It provided much more than just food, water, and shelter, it provided other things like medicine and healing. With the Hawaiian Islands being the northernmost Polynesian settlement and the most isolated, a unique and diversified plant life was able to develop. According to Gutamanis, before the initial contact in 1778, the Hawaiian culture was oriented around these ideals of harmony and interconnectedness. Hawaiians placed high value on the Hawaiian plants and were even called “gardeners” instead of farmers by Dr. E. S. Craighill Handy, one of the first people to study La’au Lapa’au in depth. Nowadays, many would agree that Hawaiian medicine was skillfully developed as they recognized the importance of both mental and physical health. In the same way, Abbott speaks on how Hawaiians placed diseases into 2 categories, causes from forces outside the body and causes from forces within the body. She continues on by saying that the first category mentioned above, came from things like “spite, hate, or jealousy of another person; from the displeasure of a ghost, spirit, spiritual guardian, or ancestor; or from a...
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...Big Island is a fantastic city in the world. It is located in US state of Hawaii and about 185 thousand people live in there. The area is 4,028 square miles and it is the largest island in state of Hawaii. Many tourists visit Big Island because it has lots of things to do. It has various tours and attractions. You can go to hawaii Volcanoes national Park, do snorkeling in Kealakekua Bay, see the lava chasing, or experience manta ray night dive. It is also well known for Kona coffee and Mauna Kea tour. Kona coffee is one of the most famous coffee in the world. Kona coffee has soft scent of flowers and fruits, and cultivates 3000~4000 tons every year. You can tour at the coffee farm like Greenwell Farms, Royal Kona Museum & coffee Mill,...
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...that, the Hawaiian culture is majestic and long-lived, and there are many things to explore about Hawaii. Those less-known things are what I am here to tell about. I hope you enjoy your time reading all about Hawaii! Geography There are many interesting things about the Hawaiian geography, and each of them help to draw different tourists. First you should know that there are no other states bordering the Polynesian-founded Hawaii, and that it is located in the North Pacific Ocean . Next, I think it would be surprising for you to know that there...
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...Jack Porter Cabinet of Kamehameha III Religious Persecution Timoteo Ha’alilio Oceanside High School The start of the late 1700s has made the Kingdom of Hawaii an extremely vulnerable country to missionary efforts. From the early 1790s into 1838, Hawaii has experienced increasingly difficult political and economic situations due to foreign interaction through not only the church, but other countries aiming to gain more economic and political influence in Hawaii: especially France, the United States, and Britain. British and Hawaiian merchants had first suspected that the Christian missionary efforts was a method for the United States to acquire more influence in Hawaii. After the colonization West of the Louisiana Purchase, large amounts of...
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...Facts The Hawaiian Memories, Inc. was formed in 2007 as a C corporation, and it deals in specialty tourism products. The two main incorporators of the company own 1,000 voting common stock and 100 preferred stock in shares each. The company’s eight employees own 500 nonvoting stock collectively. Two of the eight employees own 100 shares each and the other six own 50 shares each, totaling to 500 nonvoting stock. Several of these employees have worked for this company for certain amount of years and managed to purchase the shares when they were offered. All of the company’s shareholders are Hawaiians except one who is of Swedish origin. Besides the owners and the employees, the company has another stockholder, the Plantation Sugar Partnership that owns 500 nonvoting common shares. Issue...
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