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	Hawaiian Culture - History of Hawaii
		The old Hawaiian culture disappeared rapidly under the onslaught of new ways, new peoples, and new diseases, to which the previously isolated Hawaiians were all too susceptible.
		Under the leadership of Hawaii's last delegate to Congress, John A. Burns, the 86th Congress approved statehood and the bill was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 18, 1959.
		Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state of the union on August 21, 1959.
	www.keikihula.com /culture/history/historymain.htm (650 words)

	Hawaii's Official Tourism Site -- History of Hawaii
		In 1791, Kohala born Kamehameha united the warring factions of the Big Island and went on to unify all of the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810.
		Hawaii became a port for seamen, traders, and whalers.
		In the 20th century, sugar and pineapple plantations fueled Hawaii's economy bringing an influx of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and Portuguese immigrants.
	www.gohawaii.com /about_hawaii/learn/history_culture (385 words)

	Hawaii Culture \| hawaii-guide.info
		Many of the islanders have held on to the traditions of their homelands, which they brought with them to the islands of Hawaii from diverse countries.
		Hawaii is the only state to recognize two official languages: English and Hawaiian.
		After the 1898 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and subsequent suppression of native culture, the Hawaiian language almost became extinct.
	hawaii-guide.info /past.and.present/culture (882 words)

	Hawaii Club of Notre Dame - The Luau Culture
		Woven lauhala mats were placed on the floor and décor of ti leaf, ferns, and other flowers native to Hawai'i beautifully adorned them.
		The continuing practice of the luau enables the sharing of Hawaii's native culture to visitors from around the world.
		This tradition is shared across the country as thousands of students from Hawaii host luaus at their respective universities each year.
	www.nd.edu /~hawaiian/culture.html (289 words)

	Hawaii History & Culture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hawaii was first inhabited by voyaging Polynesian settlers sometime between the 3rd and 7th centuries as - according to one theory - they made their trek eastward from the South Pacific across the vast uncharted seas.
		However, Hawai`i was unknown to Westerners until 1778 when British Captain James Cook discovered the islands.
		Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, 1959.
	www.hawaiianvacations.com /474.cfm (186 words)

	Hawaiian Vacations
		Hawaii is the world's most geographically isolated landmass, located 2,400 miles from the West Coast of the U.S. and often called the "Crossroads of the Pacific."
		For sports enthusiasts, Hawaii's Big Island is known as the Golf Capital of Hawaii with 19 spectacular golf courses and several private courses.
		The third largest island is home to the majority of Hawaii's diverse population, a fusion of East and West cultures rooted in the values and traditions of the native Hawaiian people.
	www.hawaiianvacations.com (494 words)

	Hawaii History & Culture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The early Hawaiians lacked a written language, and their culture was entirely oral and rich in myth, legend, and practical knowledge, especially of animals and plant life.
		The material life of the islands was hampered by the lack of metal, pottery, or beasts of burden, but there was great skill in the use of wood, shell, stone, and bone, and the huge double and outrigger canoes were technical marvels.
		In the early 19th century the American whaling fleet began wintering in Hawaii, and the islands were visited with mounting frequency by explorers, traders, and adventurers.
	www.hawaiianstyle.org /topics/Culture-History.php (703 words)

	Hawaii Culture and Heritage
		Hawaii's cultural environment is the result of layer upon layer of various cultural groups.
		The culture of Hawai'i is arguably one of the strongest remaining in the world, and certainly within the United States.
		Remnants of New English culture remain, though not nearly to the degree of early Asian immigrants who came to work in the sugar cane fields in the early 20th century.
	www.hawaii-guide.com /index.php/content/posts/hawaii_culture_and_hawaii_heritage (676 words)

	Hawaii Convention Center
		The Hawai`i Convention Center combines the modern requirements of a state-of-the-art meeting facility with the beauty, comfort and culture that are uniquely Hawai`i.
		The design of the glass-front center represents the unique culture of Hawai`i, with its bold architecture, $2 million Hawaiian art collection, and features such as a rooftop tropical garden, glass-encased meeting rooms and outdoor function spaces lined with giant palm trees.
		Hawai`i’s capital city of Honolulu ranked one of the safest in the nation.
	www.hawaiiconvention.com /index.cfm?page=general&header=navcenter (217 words)

	Aquaculture in Hawaii
		Hawaii is recognized as a leading state in providing a comprehensive package of public support for aquafarmers.
		The University of Hawaii is also premier research institution in the Pacific and a Land Grant and Sea Grant University, with strong programmatic ties throughout the Asian Pacific Basin.
		AFRC pioneered freshwater prawn culture in Hawaii during the mid-1960's and has supported the aquaculture industry periodically by providing prawn post-larvae for farm stockings, management training, and species research.
	www.hawaiiaquaculture.org /directsupport.html (552 words)

	Hawaiian culture overview
		Hawaii is a tropical paradise which has more than its share of pristine beaches, stunning sunsets, towering waterfalls and reefs teeming with colorful fish.
		It's a culture that is filled with fascinating customs, music, legends, traditions and values.
		So, when you're in Hawaii, be sure to look past the sunsets, sunshine, surf and sand and take the time to explore the culture that makes the Hawaiian Islands truly special and unforgettable.
	www.to-hawaii.com /hawaiian-culture.php (972 words)

	International EFL Cafe. Reading English American culture in Hawaii.
		Known as the "Aloha State" (in Hawaiian, "aloha" means "hello"), Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean that together became the 50th state in 1959.
		He was born in North Kohala on the island of Hawaii, and it's estimated that he was born between 1740 and 1758.
		It was later brought to Hawaii in the eighth century.
	internationaleflcafe.com /reading-english-american-culture-in-hawaii.htm (1460 words)

	History & Culture of Hawaii
		Polynesians were well-established on the islands when about 800 years ago, Polynesians from the Society Islands arrived in Hawai`i.
		Hawai`i was a highly stratified society with strictly maintained castes.
		Over several hundred years the people of Hawai`i cultivated traditions that were passed on through generations.
	www.pinnacle-travel.org /Hawaii/history-culture.htm (431 words)

	and Hawaii ... Culture, Traditions, and Language Information
		The Hawaiian people of today, and many people who grew up in Hawaii - regardless of their race - are different then you and me (I was not born here).
		Whether the reason is monetary or not - people in Hawaii prefer fish they have pulled out of the ocean themselves, or pig they have hunted down themselves to what they can find in the grocery store.
		Also, in ancient Hawaii - land was handed out to families and communities for farming and living off of not in short squares, but rather in long slices that ran from the mountain to the ocean - so the group could utilize every climate possible.
	www.andhawaii.com /hawaii/vacation/culture/index.html (798 words)

	History & Culture of Hawaii
		Polynesians were well-established on the islands when about 800 years ago, Polynesians from the Society Islands arrived in Hawai`i.
		Hawai`i was a highly stratified society with strictly maintained castes.
		Over several hundred years the people of Hawai`i cultivated traditions that were passed on through generations.
	hawaii.pinnacle-travel.org /history-culture.htm (442 words)

	HawaiiCulture
		Hawaiian Cultural Preservation Association - established to help perpetuate and preserve the wonderfully unique culture of Hawaii, embracing many dimensions of Hawaiian culture: dance, art, music, language, and literature.
		Ka Lahui Hawai'i: The Sovereign Nation of Hawai'i - a native initiative for Hawaiian self-governance, formed by and for native Hawaiians, without the interference of State or Federal agencies.
		Kingdom of Hawai'i - concerning reinstatement and recognition of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
	www.sba.muohio.edu /mis399/Countries/Hawaii/HAWAIICULTURE.HTML (413 words)

	Culture Shock! Hawaii \| CULTURE TYPES.com
		Hawaii would be available in the US in the spring.
		Hawaii in stock but I checked Ingram (the largest book distributor) and they don’t have any stock and 46 books are on backorder.
		Using current cultural research on these countries to gather information on traits, traditions, social values and preferences exhibited by these cultures that can be classified under personality type and temperament.
	www.typeandculture.com /?cat=7 (1907 words)

	Culture
		Traditional Hawaiian culture and the customs of Hawaii's ethnically diverse immigrants are an integral part of the social fabric.
		This is not simply a place where East meets West, but a place where the cultures merge in a manner which seems to bring out the best in all of them.
		Hawaii's early immigrants communicated with each other in pidgin, a stripped and simplified form of English which survives today as a lively, ever-changing local slang.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /hawaii/about_destin/culture.html (1546 words)

	People and Culture of Hawaii
		Hawai'i is one of the most racially diverse places in the world as there is no majority--everyone is in a minority!
		English in Hawaii - Captain Cook was probably the first Englishman to reach the islands, and many others visited or became residents of Hawai'i in subsequent years.
		Filipino Migration to Hawai'i - Traces the migration of workers to the sugar plantations as part of a larger site on Filipino migration to the U.S. Honolulu's Chinatown - An excellent site brimming with information on what to see and do in Chinatown, Chinese customs and legends, and a good directory of Chinatown businesses.
	www.hawaiischoolreports.com /people.htm (575 words)

	Hawaii Art & Culture
		But no elements of Hawaii are more closely identified with its cultural traditions than the melodic Hawaiian music and beautiful dance of hula.
		Staged in the city of Hilo on Hawaii's Big Island, the festival is literally three days and nights of the very best that hula has to offer, with hula halau (schools) from all islands performing everything from the most traditional to the most modern of dances.
		To experience the full impact of Hawaii 's artistic and cultural splendor, visit during the Hawaii Arts Season, which runs from late February to mid-May and offers more than 100 events on each of the major islands.
	www.gladtravel.com /HI-info/arts.aspx (380 words)

	Hawaii
		Hawaii is also home to a national memorial designed to encourage quiet contemplation, and to appeal to our memory and sense of sacrifice after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
		Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail - the Island of Hawaii, HI Established in 2000 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of traditional Native Hawaiian culture and natural resources, the Ala Kahakai NHT is a 175-mile trail corridor full of cultural and historical significance.
		Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Hilo, HI Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, displays the results of 70 million years of volcanism, migration, and evolution — processes that thrust a bare land from the sea and clothed it with unique ecosystems, and a distinct human culture.
	www.nps.gov /state/hi (681 words)

	Hawaii : culture
		Hawai'i County Republican Party - Platform and rules, links to elected officials, event announcements, and photographs from the big island.
		Catholic Hawaii - Includes directory of churches and parochial schools, maps of each island showing churches, missions, and vicarate boundaries, statements from the bishop, and requirements for weddings.
		Hawaii Republican Party - Official website of the Republican party in Hawaii with information on candidates and how to join.
	hawaii.oymap.net /culture.html (595 words)

	Hawaii Culture
		Most houses in Hawaii were thatched with clumps of pili grass — hence the term "grass huts"; but you can really think of the grass clumps like shingles.
		The hale wa'a at the Polynesian Cultural Center is also used to demonstrate how the Hawaiian staple food, poi, is made: Poi starts as the root of the kalo or taro plant, which comes in two basic varieties: wetland and dryland taro.
		Halau: The "house of instruction" was used to teach various aspects of Hawaiian culture, including the hula, as well as to store canoes, which were considered very valuable possessions.
	www.hanaumabay-hawaii.com /HawaiiCulture.htm (1902 words)

	Hawaiian Music Store - Hawaii Culture
		Hawaii's cultural milieu is the result of overlay after overlay of varied cultural groups.
		The force of the original culture remains evident in the islands, although the Hawaiian race has become diminished and diluted over the years through death and intermarriage.
		An assortment of cultural and scientific institutions in Hawaii provides a wide variety of opportunity for the appreciation and understanding of the fine arts, history, traditions, and sciences.
	www.hawaiianmusicstore.com /hawaii/hawaii_cultural.html (440 words)

	Culture Shock! Hawaii: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette \| CULTURE TYPES.com
		Hawaii is a refreshing and insightful guide that will help you make Hawaii your home.
		This book delves into the historical and cultural background of the various ethnic groups on the islands and guides you on how to relate with them, breaking down cultural barriers and fitting into their intricate society.
		Hawaii is the essential guide that will benefit anyone who wants to survive and succeed on the lovely islands of Hawaii.
	www.typeandculture.com /?page_id=7 (303 words)

	Hawaii - Hawaii Culture - the Official Hawaii Vacation Travel Information
		Hawaii culture is the result of overlay after overlay of varied cultural groups.
		Hawaii language belongs to a family of languages from central and eastern Polynesia, which includes Hawaiian, Tahitian, Tumotuan, Rarotongan and Maori.
		It is the characteristic manifestation of the Hawaii culture: the dancers shows the life of nature in their art.
	www.hawaiipoint.com /pages/culture.html (466 words)

	Travel and Culture - Hawaii, USA
		Hawaii became officially known as the "Aloha State" in 1959.
		The Arctic provides a rich feeding ground, but it's here in Hawai'i that the whales mate and bear their young.
		If you are Lanai, Hawaii's most enticing island, three good lookout locations for the humpbacks are Kaiolohia Bay (Shipwreck Beach), Keomuku Beach and Manele Bay.
	www.newsweekshowcase.com /travel-us-hi (609 words)

	CULTURE / Hawaii follows her around
		Makai, as anyone from Hawaii knows, means toward the sea or water, as opposed to mauka, which means toward the mountains.
		But it is Chun's great-grandfather, Lau Ah Leong, the notorious Merchant Prince of Hawaii, who left the most remarkable imprint on his sprawling family of five wives, 10 sons and 11 daughters and the island community they lived in.
		Chun's books also capture the experience of growing up in Hawaii -- the post-statehood years, the island propensity for ghost stories, and the tastes and flavors of the local lifestyle, from the "clouds of ginger" blossoms on Roundtop Drive to the indescribable taste of a chocolate dobash cake from Liliha Bakery.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/11/28/LVGBF9VQO91.DTL (1059 words)

	Karate: A Window To Okinawan Culture
		In November, I gave a lecture about Karate history in Hawaii at the Ward Warehouse in connection with a fundraising effort for the Bento To Mixed Plate Exhibit, which will be sent to Okinawa next year.
		As a result, the Karate taught in Hawaii was the "old way." The term "China Hand" was used up to and even after the war, as were the old kata names and terminology.
		In particular, I have tried to learn what it was about Okinawan culture, history and geography that lead to the development of the peaceful art of Karate.
	seinenkai.com /art-culture.html (2583 words)

	Hawaii Business Magazine
		Perhaps the most important development of the period was the cultural and political reawakening of Native Hawaiians.
		The real divide today at both the local and national levels is between those who support an open, inquiring political culture versus those who seek merely to manipulate the political culture.
		He served as governor of Hawaii from 1973 to 1986 and was the first Japanese American to be elected governor in the United States.
	www.hawaiibusiness.com /currentmonth.aspx?id=12&date=102006 (625 words)

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