Narrative Essay On Hawaii

The warm windy breeze blew over the hillside and rustled the lianas of the palm trees. A man stood apart from them. His round face gave the impression of friendliness. His skin was dark from his Polynesian descent and from his time spent outside in his younger days. The dark eyes scanned the beautiful beach and the setting sun. The water reflected the golden light which stretched out as far as the eye could see and the white beach glowed red as the sun’s warm glow burned onto it.
Time was taking it’s toll on King Kamehameha III. After his many years of rule his period of command was ready to come to a close. The islands of Hawaii had done well under his rule. They had now a stable system in which they could operate. Much had happened in his time as king. The isles had undergone much change in the prior years. There had been much trade with the white foreigners since they arrived. Much of their profit was now made from farming sugar cane which they passed off to the strangers in return for iron nails and spices from distant countries. The sugar cane business had done the islands of Hawaii a lot of good in the past years. The newcomers found the sweet juice that came from the stalks of the cane very valuable and trade with them for their iron had led to new creations that the locals could come up with.
All however, was not well. The Europeans, as well as bringing new resources, brought new diseases that were infecting the locals and were killing them off at an alarming rate. Quickly the island had become infected and the bubonic plague and chickenpox were …show more content…
The imperialism had begun, and it looked as if it was to stay. The only people who thought poorly of the idea had no voice and the people in control weren’t thinking of the morals while proceeding with their plans for their economy. All was on the verge of becoming a gargantuan sticky mess. The only thing was, how will the next steps Hawaii takes affect its