Hawaiian Pidgin

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.…

Just 62 km. off the eastern coast of Tonga, an underwater volcanic eruption of the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused an island to form. Located in the South Pacific, this landmass has the lat/long. - 20.570/-175.380, according to LANDSAT. Climate in this region is tropical year round. Weather from November all the way to April is “a hotter more humid period” according to, The South Pacific Organizer, with an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit). On the contrary, the…

appears to tourists as a nostalgic memorial and a worthwhile attraction, but was initially an unwelcome invasion of Hawaiian land. “The Pearl harbor military-tourism complex succeeds because it manages the difficult balancing act of emphasizing serious historical and emotional content with the expectations of tourism in a tropical place” (p.135). By obscuring the truth about Hawaiian colonization, the military has developed a trustworthy reputation and hypocritically plays the role of Hawaii’s…

Hawaii is known mainly for its beauty and beaches, but like everything else. It is not always what it seems. Hawaii isn’t exactly a getaway from all the world’s problem. In 2012, Hawaii was listed as one of the five states to have failed a legislature that addresses specifically to human trafficking. “With trafficking comes the drug industry and in 2001, drug convictions alone made up 50.4% of total criminal convictions in the state. ()” Human trafficking and Drug Abuse are both linked…

Hawaii is a beautiful place with many stunning sights to visit. The island is one of the best places to visit, but to keep its beauty alive we need to malama da aina or take care of the land. If we don’t do this, Hawaii will lose its beauty with all kinds of rubbish on our beaches, parks, and other places to stay. All of the trash generated have an impact on animals and people. For example, plastic is part of the trash being developed which can cause pollution. Also, when sea turtles get stuck…

Know Your History The people of Hawaii tend to have a misconception of Hawaiian history. Hawaii's people understand a history of Hawaii but not the correct one because of the denationalization of our people. Denationalization is the term used in the law but it means the same thing as “brain washed” and it is the same method the Germans used in World War II. The Germans used it against the Jewish people to wipe out the population of Jewish people. We need to understand that the goal now is not to…

Plantation Worker Letter Home Aloha, or hello (that's what they say on the plantation). I miss all of you back in Japan, I miss Okasan’s (mom) cooking, I miss watching the little ones play, but I mostly miss father. Tell him that I will come and visit him at the ulter soon. I left home to pursue a new life, to live in a warmer place, to get a job, and live in free housing. From what I understand most people came to Hawaii for the same reasons, sadly most of those promises were not fulfilled.…

to sell to sugar plantations. Many locals were against this and due to the conflict, Lunalilo took to drink and his health quickly fell (Dye 115). This left Kalākaua in a mess and Liliuokalani in an even bigger heap of trouble. Kalākaua (and the Hawaiian people in general) believed the land to be sacred and under pressure from the U.S. government, pondered to surrender Pearl Harbor to the Navy; this lead to the Bayonet…

The Keck Observatory in Maunakea, Hawaii has made some amazing discoveries over the years, making it one of the most powerful telescopes in the world. Hawaii is a perfect place to have an observatory because it is located on a 13,796 foot summit with very few city lights to pollute the sky around it (Keck, n.d.). Also, the atmosphere in Hawaii for the majority of the year is clear and dry offering the best look at the sky above us. According to Keck’s website, Keck Observatory consists of two…

As a native Hawaiian, I have a negative association with the idea of “politics” because of the distress that the American federal and state government has caused for my people. The federal government ensures that native Hawaiians have limited autonomy and are completely subordinated to its jurisdiction. The state government is comprised of elected officials who are of other ethnic backgrounds and do not support native Hawaiian values or opinions. Under the United States government system, my…