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    with each other because the both show peace and protection. Hawaiian culture came from the Polynesians who came from New England, they had effect such as the clothing, the food and the language. The Asians also played a little effect in the food of Hawaii, with the seafood like the fish. The Hawaiian clothing has evolved over time, the clothing used to consisted of grass skirts and loincloth. Men and woman chose to wear little clothing and would rather use tattoos and capes made from…

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    Hawaii is surrounded by crystal clear and refreshing water. There are many types of marine life that are swimming around in the beautiful waters of Hawaii, such as green sea turtles, humpback whales, and manta rays. The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle is one of the first turtle species ever discovered in Hawaii. The can be spotted from the beach. Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles are the largest hard-shelled turtles in the ocean (Murphy). They are regularly found resting under underwater ledges, basking on…

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    Strawberry Guava Essay

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    public of Hawaii for its ornamental characteristics and fruit, which is frequently prepared into jams, jellies, juices, cakes, and pastries. However, due to false advertising and commercialization, guava as well as coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples are seen as icons of Hawaii, yet they aren’t native to Hawaii. Even though these species aren’t native to Hawaii, coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples do not pose a series threat to the native ecosystems of Hawaii, like the…

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    Kau System Essay

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    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 Liholiho. Getting rid of a Kapu system was a great opening for a Hawaii development and success. Kapu system was a religious system of Hawaiians. It identified what…

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    Introduction: The Hawaiian Islands, a popular tourist location due to the inexpensive plane fare from the West Coast, are a convenient vacation get away. When I traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii for a month trip during summer break in July 2013, with my parents, I was able to explore many of Mauna Loa and Kilauea’s volcanic activity, history, and land formations. I also was able to walk out to the lava flowing into the ocean, viewing first hand, that the Big Island is continually expanding.…

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    Noah Haack 10/5 Biology 6 Hawaiian Hawk The Hawaiian Hawk is one of the very few native birds of prey left on the Hawaiian Islands, and the only native hawk to Hawaii. It has a medium brown color on it’s back, and a snow white belly. It is about 16-18 inches tall weighing about 1 pound. It is a tertiary consumer, eating mostly mice, bugs, and smaller birds. The females are much larger then the males. It’s scientific name is Buteo Solitarius. It is currently under Near Threatened on the…

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    Obama Immigration

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    ‘’The department of health for Hawaii the use has pulled out his records and his certificate. There is a law about immigrants, Obama it’s trying to enforce those laws about immigrants’’. Director foody said that he personally witnessed copying Obama original certificate and all his other personal records like his health and his doctors and other major important things that we need to prove that he is American. ‘’Some of the people from the health center in Hawaii are saying that they have…

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    Asian mongoose has done more than just interfere with the biological stages of the islands it has also been a major hindrance to the economy. The introduction of the Asian mongoose to Hawaii could very well eliminate certain species of birds along the islands. The Asian mongoose was suggested to the sugar farmers of Hawaii from Jamaican sugar cane farmers to control the rats that lived in the fields. This turned out to be a disastrous idea. This release of the mongoose happened in or about the…

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    establish a particular religion in other countries such as the spread of Christianity. A major reason behind imperialism was economic gains, which was evident in America (Stearns 423). American imperialism was based on expansion into the West and in Hawaii, and economic gains from trade. To defend their reasoning, documents such as Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine lead American imperialism. During the 1800’s America was slowly expanding their territory.…

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    Hula Kahiko

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    He was fluent in both Hawaiian and English and studied law from a young age. "Hula is the language of the heart and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," Kalakaua proclaimed (The Hula Movement, Constance Hale). For this brief time, Hawaii culturally rebelled against the missionaries' teachings. However, in 1887 an organization called the Hawaiian League took control of the government by force. The league was comprised of business elites and sugar growers of missionary decent.…

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