Hawaii

and vegetables wrapped in a rice paper. Both of my parents came from Vietnam and raised me around the Vietnamese culture. However, being raised in Hawaii, I view things differently from my parents. Like the meat and vegetables in the spring rolls, I am too mixed. The rice paper wrap is my cultural identity because it holds my Vietnamese culture and Hawaii culture together. The most important elements in my culture is education, clothing, and language. Each of these elements shape who I am and my…

has a Union Jack on the left hand corner and the 8 stripes go side to side. The Union Jack represents the historical relationship that Hawaii had with Great Britain and the 8 stripes represent the 8 main islands; the Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe. The current state flag was adopted in 1959. State Seal The state seal of Hawaii contains an image of King Kamehameha grandly dressed, a image of liberty, who is holding the Hawaiian flag, and on both sides…

who migrated to Hawaii to work in the sugar plantation industry. Steffi San Buenaventura begins the study discussing the history of the Filipino immigrants that migrated after World War II in 1946. The word “Sakada” refers to the Filipino men recruited by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association (HSPA), thus referring to the group of Filipino immigrants the “1946 Sakadas”. The central theme in this study discusses the place of the Filipinos in the ethnic and class hierarchy in Hawaii society and…

makes up the southeastern side of the island Hawaii. Mt Kilauea has had more than 60 eruptions and has been erupting continuously since Jan. 3, 1983.Kilauea is thought to have killed around 80 people when it erupted without warning in the late 1780s.Most recently 2,000 people to evacuate thier homes.The volcano’s elevation is 4,091.Mt.Kilauea is a shield volcano which are the largest volcanos in the world.Kilauea is one of five volcanoes that make up Hawaii. The other four are Kohala, Hualalai,…

Local Hawaiian island people always have some type of problem yet mostly in Hawaii one of the main problems is beach pollution. Hawaii is always known for their beaches, beautiful, relaxing and a place to get away. Today Hawaii's beaches are starting to get really polluted with trash, plastic, cigarette butts, beer bottles, and all other types of trash. In Hawaii the beaches are really important because not only does it affect the natives, beach pollution affects the hawaiian ocean life as well.…

racial and cultural superiority of people of English descent. At this time, the United States got involved in a war with Spain. With this, United States became more involved with other territories like the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. When the U.S. tried to extend their political and economic authority, they…

because of the amount of sodium these restaurants put to enhance their flavors in their dishes. Because more and more are becoming lazy, the rate of obesity has increased in the state of Hawaii. The reason people tend to eat out more is because they do not know how to cook themselves. If we teach the people of Hawaii Basic cooking techniques, it will help save money, and reduce the obesity rate down to where it was back in the 1990’s or lower. In 25 years, the obesity rates has increased by…

Hawaii’s Health and Human Services Committee implemented the highest tax increase in the nation on cigarettes at the University of Hawaii. The increase in the indirect tax changes the tax of cigarettes from $3.20 per pack to $4.50 per pack aimed to decrease the consumption of cigarettes. This article states that this raise in tax at “all 10 University of Hawaii campuses … is closer to becoming law.” This tax was first raised at the campus but could soon be applicable to the entire state. These…

history and experiences of Hawaiians because Hawaii is largely portrayed to be a tropical paradise in popular media, and such view is further perpetrated through tourism. In particular, paradise is often associated with peace and harmony, and any instance of conflict tears apart that depiction. On a personal level, I also view Hawaii to be a tropical paradise, where people often go on vacation and have fun with family and friends. In addition, I associate Hawaii with tropical music, spam…

overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through absolute victory”(Pearl Harbor). After the attack on Pearl Harbor, a crippled Japanese plane landed that afternoon on the isolated island of Niihau, Hawaii. The Japanese pilot convinced a Japanese descendent on the Island, to set him free and return him his weapons after which a rampage ensued. Hawaiian Benhakaha Kanahete and his wife escaped after being captured by two Japanese soldiers. After…