Hawaiian Islands

very real danger to living here. This is epically true if you reside or visit the Big Island, home of Mauna Kea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Keck Observatory. Even though Mauna Kea is the largest volcano on Earth it remains dormant and possess very little threat or hazard to mankind. The true danger comes from Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Over the decades Mauna Kea has spawned countless lava flow on the big island of Hawaii (see illustration below). Mauna Loa alone has erupted 32 times…

There is a place where many people go to for a wonderful vacation, it’s called Tome Island. It is fifty miles north of Hawaii, I don’t just visit, I live here. This isn’t a regular island, the grass was more green than a green marker or paint brush, beautiful crystal blue waters and bright white sand. But that's not the kicker, the kicker is that Is wasn’t just formed, it was made. Beautiful creatures built it, they are like giant white birds who can blow massive winds and fly up to 190mph, we…

Pahoa, Hawai`i Versus Huntington Beach, California: Contrast Paragraph (First informal draft) Moving to Pahoa, Hawai`i from Huntington Beach, California I have noticed how different the lifestyle is in three ways. I see this when I am driving, when I am communicating with locals, and when I am making purchases. First significant differences occur between driving in Pahoa verses Huntington Beach. People in Pahoa seem to drive a lot slower, always taking their time. On the other hand, in…

also how Iolani schools made such a big impact on the life of Hawaiians and the life on Hawaii. This school gave Hawaii’s people the chance to learn English so that they can communicate with the Westerners. The Hawaiian’s needed to communicate with the Westerners because the time that school was made was the time when the Westerners were trying to take over the Hawaiians and rule their lands. The Westerners wanted to teach the Hawaiians english so that they…

Historical Source Essay #2 Polynesians are, and have always been a spiritual people, relying on the Gods or spirits throughout their lives for guidance, as we see in the story of Laiekawai. Hawaiians are no exception when it comes to myths and signs from Heaven through dreams and the skies. Malaekahana’s first born were all daughters who were put to death at birth because of the vow that her husband had taken until he had received a Son as first born, so in her last pregnancy she sought the…

you when your first born, but I’m stuck on the Sandwich Islands to refit the ships for our next whaling adventure. It’s been taking longer than normal and missionaries have started coming here. All of the islands are very peaceful and they have many different customs than us. Some of our crew has started staying here getting jobs and building homes. There have been a lot more people coming here and we have been complaining a lot of the Hawaiians customs. There have been some weird stuff going on…

salicornia provide background information of on the specific algae. Current research also analyzes the ecology of the algae, along with how the algae affects Hawaii's economy. Additional research explains the dietary shift by green sea turtles in the Hawaiian Island region and how that is significant to the gorilla ogo. Lastly, experiments and observations have given the most efficient efforts taken to remove the invasive algae. Thus, Gracilaria…

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…

to 1990, the entire island of Kaho’olawe was used as an arena for US military bombing practice and battle training (http://kahoolawe.hawaii.gov/history.shtml). These decades of bombing practice deteriorated the entire island, rendering it uninhabitable and deprived of vegetation. Kaho’olawe, once a thriving island with a diverse ecosystem, became a desecrated mass of land that native Hawaiians continue to struggle to restore today. In response to these issues, native Hawaiian scholars and…

an island that was illegally taken over by the U.S Military. It was later returned to the people of Hawaii in horrible condition. Walter Rite, chairman of the Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission states, “It was the island that shared herself with us. It was the island that told me, ‘Hey I’m dying,’ so, after that one trip it was a total commitment not to allow the island to die.” (Pang Y.B.) Hawaiian people believe that their ancestors came from the land, so it is very important in Hawaiian…