History of Hawaii

Sugar was beginning to take up root in Hawaii. It would inevitably change the face and fate of the Sandwich Isles, causing foreigners to invest in the industry exponentially. But it is not sugar that is as essential in holding Hawaii for now. It would be land. Land, in foreign eyes, was a pivotal element of maintaining influence there, and they needed more of it. More land to cultivate crops, more land to seemingly make the native populus more productive, more; because it was a right (Cachola). Thus, the Great Mahele was formulated, to distribute land equally in four parts among Hawaii’s inhabitants (Borreca). This land division eventually decimated native land ownership while boosting foreign land control intensely. Foreigners would be greatly benefited by the Mahele because of their right to buy land fee simple through the Resident Alien Act of 1850 and because of the “Adverse Possession” Law.…

has rich cultural in hawii and they are poke bowl and Spam. The Hawaii Poke bowl originated in Hawaii. The poke bowl consists of Raw seafood, vegetables, rice and seasonings. Most people will…

In 1897, the Bank of Hawaii opened for business in a two-story wooden building in downtown Honolulu. The original investment began with $400,000 in capital with its stock at par value of $100. Peter Cushman Jones, at 64 years old, became Bank of Hawaii’s first president. Bank of Hawaii opened its first branch office six years later in Lihue ( lee-HU-ay), Kaui (ka why e), and that branch is still in existence today. However, we do not know if the original building is still standing. As…

According to the study, one of three people of the age of 65 years old fell every year (Browne, Kinston, & Keane, 2014). In Hawaii, it is estimated that that one-third of older adults suffer from fall each year (State of Hawaii, 2013). According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), between half and three quarters of nursing home residents fell each year. Falls can be prevented by determining and addressing fall risk factors. Kamehameha Nursing Home is dedicated to provide best…

The Mahele of 1848 was a time when King Kamehameha the third divided the land into four different categories, which was land belonging to the king, land belonging to the ali’i or chiefs, land that could be purchased by the foreigners who lived in Hawaii, and land worked on by the commoners or maka'ainana. The Mahele occurred because the chiefs were concerned that they would lose everything without a plan against the foreigners because they were powerful and had a lot of money that would be more…

both cultures; from experiencing what it means to be a local in Hawaii, to experiencing a Haole (or white) culture. I have seen it all in regards to how each culture is different, along with how each culture reacts to one another; however, there is one issue, that when observing both sides of these cultural backgrounds, we see repeated over and over again between the two-that issue is racism. “Prejudice and discrimination are not alien to Hawai’i. Attitudinal surveys show definite racial…

communities found within Hawaii have spoken this same language since the land was first discovered by Polynesians in the island of Ni‘ihau (the forbidden island). The Ni’ihau community is what I will be focusing on in this paper, since it is known to be the first island in Hawaii that was Goddess Pele’s first home (Ni`ihau Cultural Heritage Foundation). After the islands were inhabited by the early Polynesians, Kahelelani was known to become the first great “ali‘i” (chief) of the island of…

Kamehameha was a great leader because, he was the first Hawaiian to unify all 8 Hawaiian Islands. As Kalani’opu’u’s nephew he wa as well trained not by Kalani’opu’u, but by Kekuhaupi’o(1). He was strong, fierce, and unstoppable at the time. One example is, he was the only person to unify all 8 Islands, also he, was an effective leader because he was able to kill almost every ali’i. This is part of why Kamehameha was the greatest leader in Hawaiian history. He was an effective leader, because he…

Pacific Islanders throughout history, as a whole, have gone through so much change that making comparisons to others are almost unattainable. There are a plethora of changes that range from far and wide; language, environmental, mental, and physical. A major change was literature in itself. Prior to western influence, literature was never around for most of the stories and song were done orally. For most people change in the end may be beneficial, but often times bring conflict and hardships,…

The Great King Kamehameha A leader is successful by making laws to keep peace, and take care of their people. King Kamehameha was kind, and respectful. Kamehameha was kind and caring to his people. He was an effective and successful leader. Evidence can be found for this in Hawaii's Royal History by Helen Wong and Ann Rayson, and History of the Hawaiian Kingdom by Norris Potter, and Lawrence Kasdan. King Kamehameha was both an effective and successful leader because he changed his kingdom…