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  Hawaii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Hawaii (Hawaiian/Hawaiian English: Hawai‘i, with the ‘okina;) is the archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Hawaii constitutes the 50th state of the United States, and as of the 2000 U.S. Census had a population of 1,211,537 people.
Hawai‘i is home to a number of endemic plant and animal species that are vulnerable to outside threats.
hallencyclopedia.com /Hawaii   (4012 words)

  
 Monarchs
Monarchs are often characterized by broad, flattened bills with a slightly hooked tip, a subterminal maxillary notch, rictal bristles and rounded nostrils (Sibley 1996).
It is apparent, however, that monarchs reach their highest diversity in the Australasian and adjoining regions, with many species scattered throughout the Indonesian and Philippine islands, including birds which such wonderful names as the Cerulean Paradise-Flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi and the recently rediscovered Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis.
Chasiempis sandwichensis was in the Alakai swamp, Kauai, Hawaii, on 29 Aug 1989.
www.montereybay.com /creagrus/monarchs.html   (1422 words)

  
 Hawaii - Gurupedia
The population of Hawaii is approximately 1.2 million, while the de facto population is over 1.3 million due to military presence and tourists.
A large proportion of Hawaii's population is of Asian (especially Japanese) descent, from those early immigrants who came to the islands in the nineteenth century to work on sugar plantations.
Hawaii is one of three U.S. states that do not observe Daylight Saving Time.
www.gurupedia.com /h/ha/hawaii.htm   (1731 words)

  
 Hawaii
The Hawai‘i Republican Party, supported by the plantation owners was voted out of office and the Hawai‘i Democratic Party dominated state politics for forty years.
A comprehensive list of such projects can be seen at the list of Hawai‘i films.
According to the 2000 Census, 6.6% of Hawaii's population identified themselves as Native Hawaiian, 24.3% were White or Caucasian, including Portuguese and 41.6% were Asian, including 0.1% Asian Indian, 4.7% Chinese, 14.1% Filipino, 16.7% Japanese, Okinawan, 1.9% Korean and 0.6%Vietnamese.
www.askfactmaster.com /Hawaii   (3723 words)

  
 Greetings From Independent Hawaii
In recent years, an array of groups have grown more insistent in their demands that some formal structure of self-governance be implemented for the estimated 200,000 people--about 20 percent of the state's diverse population--who claim decent from the first inhabitants of the islands.
The Hawaii Admission Act specified that those lands be held in trust by the state for, among other public purposes, "the betterment of the conditions of native Hawaiians." The land trust directive proved to be a bombshell whose impact is still being felt today.
In 1980, the Hawaii Legislature designated that 20 percent of state income from the public lands go to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for use in support of Native Hawaiians.
www.hawaii-nation.org /abaj.html   (2972 words)

  
 HAWAIIAN ACQUISITIONS LIST
Hawaii Nei An idyll of the Pacific isles.
Petrology and geochemistry of mafic and ultramafic xenoliths from the southern flank of Mauna Kea volcano, Hawaii: Thesis (Ph.
Oceanography: Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.
www2.hawaii.edu /~speccoll/hawaiiacq696a.html   (12452 words)

  
 Kings Of Scotland - A Chronological list of the Kings of Scotland, Scottish Kings, Scottish Monarchy
It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom -for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with his life itself.
During his attempts at liberating castles from England in almost constant warfare, James introduced Cannons to warfare, and during the siege of Roxburg he was killed as a cannon exploded that was under his care.
A weak monarch, he was confronted with two major rebellions because he failed to win the respect of the nobility.
www.scotlandroyalty.org /scotland.html   (5789 words)

  
 Hawaiiana for Children   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the late 1800’s, Hawaii’s heir to the throne, the young Princess Kaiulani, was denied her right to rule when the monarchy was abolished.
Hawaii’s last, and perhaps best-known, Queen was Liliuokalani, world-renowned as a composer as well as a ruler.
Hawaii was created by volcanoes, and continues to be shaped by volcanic activity.
www.hawaii.gov /hidocs/children.html   (2553 words)

  
 Hawaii Statehood - A Second Glance
The upside-down flag of Hawaii, which was the flag of the Kingdom as well as the State, symbolizes a "nation in distress" and is a common sight in the islands today...
Two years later, Hawai`i's was governed under the "Organic Act" as a "Territory of Hawai`i," its governor appointed directly by the President of the United States.
Thus, 38 years after the Statehood vote in Hawai`i, the question of Statehood is being revisited, pried open, in fact, by this better understanding in Hawai`i of the rights which should have been accorded the "real" people of Hawai`i entitled to vote on such an important question.
www.hawaii-nation.org /statehood2.html   (1467 words)

  
 List of suicides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
James Harden-Hickey, (1898), US eccentric who wrote a book listing 88 poisons and 51 instruments that could be used for suicide; he chose an overdose of morphine
Lists of people by cause of death
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_famous_suicides   (3238 words)

  
 Oahu Hotels by Top-Hawaii-Hotels.com
There is a reason why Hawaii is consistently rated as one of the nation's top travel destinations; in fact, there are several of them.
Waikiki Beach is the center of activity for Hawaii's biggest industry: tourism.
The history of Hawaii is very rich, as the islands have always attracted many different people.
www.top-hawaii-hotels.com /Oahu.php   (410 words)

  
 Hawaii Highways -- Oahu route list (part 1)
Routes are generally listed in numerical order, with some exceptions to group portions of the same road with different names and/or numbers.
While this list provides at least partial coverage of former state and county highways, I have not attempted to list former territorial routes, or route numbers.
The planned private Hawaii Superferry auto ferry system will not be part of the Interstate, state, or any other public highway system, even though its logo looks somewhat like an Interstate H-4 sign.
www.hawaiihighways.com /oahu.htm   (3411 words)

  
 UH Press: Books and Journals published by the University of Hawaii Press
Rather, in line with the European idea of a nation-state where ethnicity and territory are seen to be coterminous, "Burma" became the common name for the area governed by the monarchs reigning at Inwa (Ava), Amarapura, and Mandalay and their British successors.
The name derived from the idea of the territory of the Bama or Burmans, the majority people of the area, whose language, Burmese or Myanmar, is the official language of the country.
Whenever a monarch attempted to impose his will on frontier tribes, tensions increased, as such efforts threatened the delicate balance of regional power.
www.uhpress.hawaii.edu /books/seasiatext/excerpt.html   (7220 words)

  
 HAWAIIAN ACQUISITIONS LIST
Davidson, Jack R.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa.
A report to the legislature of the State of Hawaii in response to act 170 requesting that the Department of Public Safety submit a detailed expenditure and status report to the Legislature.
Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women; League of Women Voters of Honolulu.
www2.hawaii.edu /~speccoll/hawaiiacq1296a.html   (6071 words)

  
 All National Women's History Month Honorees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A professional basketball player with the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs and a breast cancer survivor, Edna Campbell travels across the country as a spokesperson for breast cancer awareness, encouraging women to do regular breast exams and inspiring those with cancer to have hope and courage in challenging the disease.
She was the first person to fly solo non-stop from Hawaii to California in 1935 and the first to fly solo round-trip from the U.S. to Mexico.
The last reigning monarch of Hawaii, Lili'uokalani inherited a difficult situation in 1891.
www.nwhp.org /whm/all-honorees.html   (10326 words)

  
 Upcountry Maui - Home of Maui's Winery and Breathtaking Scenic Routes! - Hawaii
Maui's Winery at Ulupalakua Ranch is a beatufiul and historical place you will want to add to your list of "must see places" in Maui!
The King Kalahaua Cottage Tasting Room at Maui's Winery is situated in one of the most historic buildings on the island and is a prime sight on anyone's touring list!
The delightful cottage is located on the slopes of Mount Haleakala in Upcountry Maui and dates back to 1874 where it was used as an Island retreat for Hawai'is monarchs King David Kalahaua and Queen Kapi'olani.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art31996.asp   (422 words)

  
 A few of our losses . . .
In 1985, tissue taken from her left lung proved to be benign.
This did not stop her smoking; nor did the fact that four monarchs - Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and the Princess's own father, George VI - died of smoking-related illnesses.
Within months of the biopsy operation she was smoking 30 cigarettes a day.
www.tobacco.org /Misc/losses.html   (3974 words)

  
 monarch
List of people associated with World War I
Monarch Watch : Dedicated to Education, Conservation and Research
Cheap flights, last minute flights and discount airfares from Monarch Scheduled
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