When most people think of Hawaii, people think of paradise. Coconuts, sunshine, no worries, bruddah, right? Well, yes, this is true, but there's much more to the 808 than that. Most tourists are only there for Waikiki or North Shore or even the shopping on Kalakaua Avenue that easily rivals (and can even best) Sunset Boulevard, Rodeo Drive or even Fifth Avenue; and while walking out of the Macy’s and looking street sign reading “Kalakaua” or “Nohonani”, it is guaranteed that they do not stop and think of where these names came from. Usually all the information on Hawaii that people usually retain is that “Pearl Harbor happened there, pineapples are delicious and they’re from Hawaii...right?” Yes, Pearl Harbor happened there and no, pineapples
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This is a shame too, considering the amount of history packed into one relatively small landmass in the middle of the Pacific; and while I cannot tell you all of Hawaii’s history I can elaborate on the last monarch of Hawaii: Queen Liliuokalani and her life, reign and the overthrow of …show more content…
Back in 1778, sugar was one of the main reasons hawaii became so popular for businessmen to travel to Hawaii. Sugar completely changed Hawaii and its economy (Doak 11). Before Liliuokalani’s reign, Lunalilo thought Bernice Bishop would be fit to run almost all business regarding land to sell to sugar plantations. Many locals were against this and due to the conflict, Lunalilo took to drink and his health quickly fell (Dye 115). This left Kalākaua in a mess and Liliuokalani in an even bigger heap of trouble. Kalākaua (and the Hawaiian people in general) believed the land to be sacred and under pressure from the U.S. government, pondered to surrender Pearl Harbor to the Navy; this lead to the Bayonet
This is a shame too, considering the amount of history packed into one relatively small landmass in the middle of the Pacific; and while I cannot tell you all of Hawaii’s history I can elaborate on the last monarch of Hawaii: Queen Liliuokalani and her life, reign and the overthrow of …show more content…
Back in 1778, sugar was one of the main reasons hawaii became so popular for businessmen to travel to Hawaii. Sugar completely changed Hawaii and its economy (Doak 11). Before Liliuokalani’s reign, Lunalilo thought Bernice Bishop would be fit to run almost all business regarding land to sell to sugar plantations. Many locals were against this and due to the conflict, Lunalilo took to drink and his health quickly fell (Dye 115). This left Kalākaua in a mess and Liliuokalani in an even bigger heap of trouble. Kalākaua (and the Hawaiian people in general) believed the land to be sacred and under pressure from the U.S. government, pondered to surrender Pearl Harbor to the Navy; this lead to the Bayonet