Hawaiian Islands

Tongans were similarly wave riders and their ruler, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, was a prestigious surfer. Everything changed when German and Scotland educators assaulted the land in 1821. They debilitated and even disallowed surfing among the Polynesians and Hawaiians. In light of this interruption, the religious routine of surfing generally vanished by the twentieth century. The surf, which breaks on the float round the river, connects with the partition of around one hundred fifty yards from the…

Post-Apocalyptic Life in Hawaii Hundreds of years ago, our founding fathers made the Islands of Hawaii their own kingdom. Since the beginning of time, Hawaii has always been independent. Looking through the history of our home state, we have come a long way. The people have been through many trials and tribulations, and if we were able to get through those many things, whose to say that we can’t get through this as well. For many years, our people have continuously fought for our rights and…

Hawaii’s ecosystem. In paragraph 1, it says,” They have strict rules for importing animals. They carefully screen all incoming pets. Who could blame them? They've had problems with new animals in the past”. In this section, they are talking about how Hawaiians are wary of letting new animals in. They are wary because of one past experience that went wrong. In paragraph 2, it explains how the Black rat was introduced to Hawaii, causing havoc everywhere. It says, “ These ugly suckers originated in…

Mahele of 1848 was, in reality, created to maintain Hawaiian control of land, but actually gave more control of land to the foreigners (Cachola). To Hawaiians, the Mahele of 1848 was not beneficial because many Hawaiian families became homeless and the Hawaiian government lost power.…

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…

Since the authors who explored cultural decimation through colonization mainly analyzed the situations of native Americans, native Hawaiians, and the Maori natives of New Zealand, these case studies are incorporated in this literature review to contextualize the authorsʻ arguments. Upon collecting literature on the methods that colonizers employed to acculturate the native peoples they came into contact with, each of the authors assert that these actions were initiated by the colonizersʻ…

American Aloha is a film about the rich Hawaiian culture and the Hula dance. It portrays how Hawaiians are proud to propagate their culture in any part of the world. This film takes Hulu beyond Hawaii. Before watching the film, I wasn’t aware of the intensity of Hula dance. For me it was just a type of dance witnessed at beach parties with half naked people wrapped in flowers but the video enlightened me to different aspects of Hula. Hula are known as the Hawaiians people who spent years and…

I believe I am tapping into subjects that I may not have addressed in a very long time, or even ever within the multicultural class. I never stopped to think about how slavery, discrimination, prejudices, biases, all began within the United States, and world altogether. This week, I was able to read more about indigenous rights and individuals. There are many issues that our country face, and to know that discrimination is still in effect is sad. My grandfather is of the Jamaican descent. He…

The five chapters that I read from Ethnicity and Family Therapy (McGoldrick, Giordano & Garcia-Preto, 2005) where about Native Americans, Native Hawaiian families, British West Indian families, and Haitian families (2-4 & 8-9 chapters). I was very excited about this assignment and very much enjoyed reading about these cultures. Any and all details I can learn about Native Americans I find really enjoyable. These details will help me with my current job as well. In the Native American…

The Hawaiian culture is a culture that is about respect and protection of others. Hawaiian culture is very interesting and has been changing for many centuries. There culture includes there clothing, language and foods. There clothing and language go very well 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…