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    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…

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    The biggest issue for the annexation of Hawaii dealt with American-Hawaiian sugar planting corporations. Perhaps if Hawaii decided to become a territory of the United States, most of this business could abstain the McKinley tariff. The McKinley tariff had a terrible effect on Hawaii. Over time Hawaii had gained the interest of American businessmen in the remunerative sugar trade. Because of the Federal Government, providing noble terms to the sugar planters of Hawaii in the convention of 1849…

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    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…

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    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…

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    ship, Uranie on a small bay in Hawai’i island, and right now we’re in the middle of teaching some important things to these Hawaiians. I don’t know if you’ll fully understand, but the reason why I secretly sailed all the way out into the middle of the ocean is, because we missionaries needed to spread our Christianity to Hawai’i. When we landed on the island, all of the Hawaiians were showing most of their skin, the men showed off their big, and humongous muscles to the public throughout the hot…

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    Mahele Of 1848 Essay

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    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.…

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    Honolulu Research Paper

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    is also typically warm. The city also ends up being a very rainy place because it is in the middle of the ocean. In the last census (2010) Honolulu had a population of 337,256. The people there mostly speak English and Hawaiian. Most people are Filipino, Chinese, Portuguese, Hawaiian, and American. Honolulu is on an island so there is water everywhere as well as beaches. There are also volcanoes, some are active and some are underwater. There is a lot of elevation, hidden waterfalls, and rain…

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    Hawaii Volcano Essay

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    There are over 1500 volcanoes in the world and over 1,500 potentially active volcanoes in the world. In 2018, the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea erupt after a series of earthquakes damaged the interior of the volcano. After only four weeks of lava flow and an area of 5.5 square miles covered there has been tens of thousands of people evacuated and more than 80 homes destroyed as well as other infrastructures. Hundreds were left stranded, cut off by lava flows with no power, working water and…

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    Hawaii Economy Essay

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    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…

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    James Cameron's Avatar

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    James Cameron’s “Avatar” is hailed as one of the greatest movies of all time. The story starts with explaining how by the year 2154 the human race has expended all of the resources of earth, and has set up a base of operations on the moon of Pandora with the intent of harvesting the mineral “unobtainium” for use as an energy source. The story follows our protagonist, Jake Sully, a paraplegic ex-marine who signed up to be part of the human’s “Avatar Program”, which involves the use of…

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