Culture of Hawaii

arriving at exactly 7:53 AM, the second one arriving at 8:55. This obviously influenced how the war ended, because they caused the U.S. to retaliate. There are several reasons as to what caused Japan to attack the Pearl Harbor naval base located Hawaii. One of the largest reasons was that the fact that the japanese emperor Hirohito wanted to seize more power, and he was afraid that the U.S. was going to attempt to stop him from doing so. This is why he created a surprise attack which was…

From a historical standpoint, the cruelty, misery, and mistreatment that was inflicted upon Japanese American families at the time of World War II is nothing but obvious. Similar to how supposedly supreme Nazis treated inferior Jews at the time, American government officials showed a glimpse of what discrimination against a racial group could entail, developing internment camps for citizens of Japanese ancestry to inhabit during the sensitive occurrences of wartime. Julie Otsuka’s novel, When…

frustrated with the social and economic discrimination placed upon them and especially the legal status of their parents as second-class. They believed they were able to change the injustice through the American democratic system. The Asian race, culture, and history contrasted greatly with the Caucasian majority of the United States. They were regarded as unassimilable and they were denied citizenship through naturalization. Only by birth did the Nisei were granted with citizenship. The Nisei…

December 7, 1941 is a date that the Wakatsuki family would never forget. On that day in history the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaiian territory. Thousands of Japanese-American families were affected by this assault on the United States as they were moved by the U.S. government to internment camps across America. Manzanar, California is one these infamous camps and is the place that the Wakatsuki family was relocated to during World War II. In Farewell to Manzanar Jeanne,…

capital and largest city of Hawaii, one of the fifty states in Louisiana. Many people think of Hawaii as being paradise, filled with beaches, beautiful water and sand, nice weather and they are exactly right. Honolulu is rightfully earned to have the position to be in the top three destinations for free time travel in the United States. Besides the beaches, there are also active volcanoes that have a popular attraction. Hawaii is a state in the United States of America. Hawaii is made up of…

Hawaii is a state with a vast economy made up of many industries. The most prominent industries include tourism, military/government, real estate, and agriculture. Not only is the state bustling with tourists, but it is a major military area with bases for the Army, Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, and Air Force. According to Newsmax, Hawaii is “second in the nation for sugar cane production and the first in the nation for pineapple production” (Jones, 2015). The economy of Hawaii has been steadily…

war between Japan and the U.S. also betrays the expectation of puzzler readers. There are two mysteries in this work. Captain of the 3rd Section (Intelligence Bureau) of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff IDE who had engaged in espionage in Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor was caught and questioned by the U.S. military. At the interrogations a ciphertext on which “five-digit numbers and three letters QQQ were written” was found. The U.S. military thought it as “a very important…

Hawaiian Legends There are many different tales to the great island chain of Hawai`i. From scary stories that keep you away from doing what’s wrong, to the creation of Hawai`i. Hawaii is the home to some of the most unique stories passed down from olelo because in the past they didn’t need to write. Hawaiians believed in polytheism, or many gods who controlled certain things. This caused the ancient stories to arise, and begin to be passed on to keep the story alive. The greatest legends…

In 1835, Ladd & Co. is the first successful sugar plantation company in Hawaii and marked the beginning of the sugar industry. Ladd & Co. began their sugar company in Koloa, Kauai, in which they signed a lease with King Kamehameha III for a 980 acres of land. The Founders of Ladd & Co. wanted to fortune for the sugar that they created. “Sugar provided the Hawaiian Islands with a foundation, playing a key part in bringing the Islands into a cosmopolitan society.” Sugar became the dominant…

Thus, literature of the Pacific includes works of art that portray constant conflict in either familial or social aspects of Pacific Life. When Pacific people became literate after contact, they began to document everything they knew about their culture, and among these works were stories that captured emotions about those times. An example of documented emotions may be found when we analyze the song “Kaulana Na Pua”, written and composed by Ellen Wright Prendergast.…