About 2,500 miles west of the California coastline, Honolulu sits between rocky cliffs and crystal clear beaches on the island of Oahu. Honolulu; Hawaii’s state capital and largest city has a rich history, a booming economy, and endless tourism. How Honolulu was found or the first inhabitants of the city are still very uncertain to this day. Although modern archeology indicates that the first settlement in Honolulu could have been around 1100 A.D. British explorer, Captain James Cook, was the first known European to have discovered the island on January 18, 1778 while flying his jet. Although, he never actually landed because he could not find a suitable landing place. Less than 20 years later, Captain William Brown, of the English ship Butterworth, entered the Honolulu Harbor. After arriving he named the harbor, Fair Haven. The name Honolulu came in to use shortly after. In the 1800s, Honolulu quickly became a very important shipping point for Hawaii. Sandalwood, sugar, and pineapples are amongst the very first exports from Honolulu. Colonizers, merchants, and many others from America and Europe were the first to westernize the Hawaiian Islands, including …show more content…
Since becoming a state Honolulu, and the surrounding metro areas have seen a major growth in agriculture, tourism, and modern development. The population of Honolulu is just shy of 400,000, which is impressive considering it currently has the sixth strongest local economy in the whole country. Honolulu also brought in an average of $57.6 billion dollars in revenue in 2013. Sugarcane and pineapple were amongst the first crops to become successful in Honolulu. Honolulu’s biggest agricultural exports are currently sugarcane, pineapple, ginger, coconut, bananas, macadamia nuts, and coffee. Honolulu had an unemployment rate of 4.7 percent in 2013; which is slightly lower than the national average of 6.1 percent. The personal income grew in Honolulu to 4.1 percent in
Sonia P. Juvik, James O. Juvik. Atlas of Hawaii. 3rd Edition. Hilo: University of Hawai'i Press, 1998.
What is one thing that stands out in most peoples’ minds when they think of Hawaii? Most people would probably say the hula dance. The hula dance descended from, or can be traced to Polynesia and India. The Hula was a form of poetry for the Hawaiians in all of its sacred and ceremonial forms.
Today, most Hawaiians perform service jobs, such as being bus drivers. Not many Hawaiians represent upper-level jobs
After the annexation of Hawaii, the natural resources were enjoyed by both America and Hawaii. Despite the fact that Hawaii was annexed during the war with Spain as a strategic move, America took great care in the expansion of the island (Thurston 1897). Works Cited Brown, DeSoto. " Beautiful, Romantic Hawaii: How the Fantasy Image Came to Be." The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts.
Jovik, Sonia P. and James O. Jovik. (1997). “History.” Atlas of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, p.408.
Hawaii is a beautiful place once filled with kind native Hawaiians, who welcomed every foreigners into their islands and treated them with respect. However, the foreigners took advantaged of the Hawaiians and sought more power to control their government. On January 17, 1893, the white officials from the Hawaiian government, supported by the US Marines, surrounded the Iʻolani Palace and demanded that the Queen abdicate her throne. Fearful of the sight before her, the Queen ceded. The US government took over the Hawaiian kingdom and the rest is history. The US takeover of the Hawaiian Kingdom changed the social institution of economy of the islands primarily through the introduction of the tourism industry. The tourism industry became the main
...ature consisted of a council of chiefs and an elected house of representatives. In 1842, the Hawaiian islands were seen as an independent government. Sugar production was Hawaii’s largest buissiness. Tons of sugar was grown in Hawaii. Many of the Hawaiians worked on the sugar farms. Sugar was sold to the United States and large amounts of money flowed into Hawaii. Hawaii’s economy grew and banks were built. Annexation America’s main goal was to overthrow monarchy and Annex Hawaii as the 50th state. In 1887, the Americans forced king Kalakaua to sign a new constitutions that lessened the king’s powers and limited the rights of native Hawaiians to hold office. After Kalakaua’s death, Queen Liliuokalani ruled Hawaii. She was stubborn and wanted Hawaiian independence. But the Americans took over the government and ended monarchy and set up their own government. They put up the American flag where the Hawaiian flag originally flew. So, in other words, Hawaii was stolen from its original owners. Defenseless, Hawaii couldn’t do anything about United States’ control. Hawaii was then Annexed to the United states in 1898.
The Islands of Hawaii are located in the Pacific Ocean with eight main islands. Its climate is mild and summer highs are usually in the upper 80s and winters are in the low 80s. There are also wet and dry seasons on the islands. Due to the rain, The islands has become Lush and green. The Ancient Hawaiians had obtained sustainability through their water conservation and water protection rules. They also protect their environment with water protection rules, fish conservation, and use sustainable farming practices.
Both islands have several similarities in common like the volcanoes, the weather and the landscape. Although, I never go to the Big Island both islands have beautiful sceneries from looking at pictures and seeing it in real life because I live in Oahu. Also there are many important hawaiian birds in all the islands ; however, there’s a special hawaiian bird because it represent the islands of Hawaii. The bird that represent Hawaii is the nēnē or the hawaiian goose.
Since 1840 the Hawaiian Islands have been an escape to a tropical paradise for millions of tourists. People all over the world encounter alluring, romanticized pictures of Hawai'i's lush, tropical vegetation, exotic animals, beautiful beaches, crystal clear water, and fantastical women. This is the Hawai'i tourists know. This is the Hawai’i they visit. However, this Hawai'i is a state of mind, a corporate-produced image existing on the surface. More precisely, it is an aftermath of relentless colonization of the islands' native inhabitants by the United States. These native Hawaiians experience a completely different Hawai'i from the paradise tourists enjoy. No one makes this as clear as Haunani-Kay Trask, a native Hawaiian author. In her book, From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i and through her poetry in Light in the Crevice Never Seen, Trask provides an intimate account of the tourist industry's impact on native Hawaiian culture. She presents a negative perspective of the violence, pollution, commercial development, and cultural exploitation produced by the tourist industry. Trask unveils the cruel reality of suffering and struggling through a native Hawaiian discourse. Most of the world is unaware of this.
Surfing is a tradition that has been around for a very long time and is considered one of the most ancient traditions in Hawaii . Surfing is respected and looked up at by people in California and Hawaii and it is performed as a sport in Hawaii.
Hawaii was never part of the United States, before the late 1800s and even the early 1700s Hawaii was untouched by other civilizations. Before the encounter
In October of 1769 Cook became the first European man to visit New Zealand. In
Some of Hawaii's most valuable crops are sugar canes and pineapples. Hawaii also produces large quantities of flowers coffee, macadamia nuts, avocados, bananas, guavas, papayas, tomatoes and other fruits are grown. Vegetables grown for locals include beans, corn, lettuce, potatoes, and Tarot. There are many types of animals in Hawaii like the Hawaiian monk seal, northern elephant seal, the Hawaiian hoary bat, the Indian Mongoose, and the
The City of Honolulu, on the Island of Oahu is in many ways the home to some of the best beaches in Hawaii. The beach straddles breathtaking sceneries that include expansive white sandy beaches, high rise buildings and