Fresno Pacific University

In the summer of 1944, the allied advance in the Pacific theatre had reached the Marianas island chain. The second largest island in this chain, Saipan, lies 1,464 miles from the Japanese capital of Tokyo. With the completion of the Marshall Island campaign, US command determined that due to its proximity to the Japanese mainland, the Japanese held island of Saipan would be the next target. On 25 May, 1944, Task force 58 set sail from Hawaii to begin preparations for the assault. Strategic…

Hawaii would be a rather uncomfortable place to live by the end of this century. The number of tropical storms striking the archipelago, which is the strip of water containing the islands that make up Hawaii, is expected to rise in the Pacific. When climate change increases significantly, researchers from Japan, China and Hawaii have calculated an increase in the number of cyclones reaching the shores. On average an extra one or two cyclones per year are projected to affect Hawaii, as opposed to…

The country Japan is off the east coast of main land Asia neighboring the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as “the land of the rising sun” or simply “Nippon.” It has very mountainous terrain and Archipelago Island, offers lush forest, hot springs and active volcanoes, and the most notable Mountain is Mount Fuji. Many small kingdoms came to together to united around the capital Nara; around the 4th and 8th centuries. Around this period, agriculture improved dramatically and adopted new ideas from…

Kyoto; Japan Kyoto was the ancient capital of Japan containing 250 000 people, give or take a few. Kyoto was established in 794. Kyoto was divided into four parts, the East, West, South and North ends, Kyoto covers 827.90 acres of Japan's land. Kyoto consists of various of seasons, summer dad could get very hot while winter days were average. Kyoto was the place of culture and art, woodblock paintings by artisans had become very common, Zen gardens and Geishas became popular. Kyoto was known for…

Interviewer- Welcome to ‘Rear Vision’. I’m your host, Kellie. Today we're here to discuss the battle fought by our brave Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track. It is important to remember this event as many people gave their lives for us to be free. I have Ken Ferguson with me today, a veteran from Kokoda. We’re glad to have you here on the show. You were from the 2nd 31st battalion of the Australian Imperial Force, correct? Can you tell us more about that? Interviewee- Glad to be…

In July 1942, Australian soldiers fought in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. Over 600 were killed and a total of 1680 soldiers wounded whilst fighting against Japan along the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea. The Kokoda is possibly the most important battle remembered within Australia. The Australian soldiers were significantly challenged by the conditions faced throughout the Kokoda campaign. Climate wise, the Kokoda was a dreadful canopy of thick vegetation, searing with heat and…

My first reason is that the location of Polynesia is much safer from enemies than the Khmer Empire. The Polynesian Expansion is mainly a big triangle of Islands in the Pacific Ocean called the Polynesian Triangle. In the Polynesian triangle, Hawaii is the northern point of the triangle, Tonga and Samoa are in the west and Rapa Nui, Easter Island, is in the East also Aoteraroa, New Zealand, to the South. By living on all…

To begin, Future depends on history. The most important time period in a Hawaiian history was 1800 to 1820 because the Kapu system was abolished by Kamehameha II, Kamehameha the great unified all the 8 islands, and Western influence was getting started in Hawaii. There are many events that lead Hawaii to the modern world throughout the history, however, what counts the most is the beginning of the change. In the first place, Kapu system was abolished by Kamehameha II who is also known as King…

point in the Pacific War as it impacted substantially on Japan, America and Australia. As a consequence of this fight both powers got extreme harms. Despite the fact that Australia endured numerous dangers it was the first time Japan were exhausted, prompting a change of arrangements for their cooperation at the Battle of Midway which essentially affected the Pacific War. The background events leading to the Battle of the Coral Sea significantly invigorated the turning point in the Pacific War.…

Hula Kahiko emerged as a way to praise the Akua and Hawaiian kings. It utilizes intricate hand and body motions to convey specific ideas and is almost always accompanied by mele. The chants used very few chromatic notes and were usually sung by poets. The mele were passed down through generations to preserve the history of the kings and Akua. The kings could share their entire family history with the other islands through these performances. The most common belief among Hawaiians as to how…