When one asks about Hawaii, what is the first thing that comes to mind? The term paradise plays a great role in describing the state of Hawaii; in addition, many are captured by its promising beauty and various attractions. The state of Hawaii is made up of eight major islands and they are Hawaii Island, O’ahu, Maui, Kaua’i, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Ni’ihau, and Kaho’olawe. The amount of visitors the state received in the year of 2007 sum up to 7,627,819, showing an increase at time goes by (2007 Annual
In each county in the state of Hawaii holds different services for children with severe to profound disabilities. The services however focus more on what they can do for these children, rather than how these services could support a higher quality of life for children with severe to profound disabilities. To provide a higher quality of life for these children, one should look at how the different numbers of children could mean different services, why duplication of services for these children are
Introduction What is dengue fever? Dengue fever is caused from a transfer of misquotes bite to human that contains the Aedes aegypti virus. The disease affects people that live in countries such as South Asia Pacific, Caribbean and South America. There has been a major outbreak in India due to large demand to live urban area. One major problem these countries have is their drainage system when rain falls. When it rains, it leave a large body of water that become unclean which is a target site
Since moving to Hawaii approximately two months ago, one might assume that this would be the perfect place to study varying environmental influences and their impacts. Hawaii is one of the most inaccessible, yet populous places within the United States. Tourism is a main reason why so many people come to the islands. Tourism is the primary source of revenue for the Hawaiian economy. Normally when one thinks of Hawaii, they think of vacation spots and tourist destinations. One of the key elements
nation to discover the group of islands now called Hawaii. Seafaring Polynesians, people of Polynesia, landed in Hawaii. Some Polynesians sailed to New Zealand and some went as far as the well known island called Easter Island. However, the first American to set foot on Hawaii is Captain James Cook. He arrived in Hawaii on January 18, 1778. He brought many goods to trade with the Hawaiian people and the people treated him well. James named Hawaii “Sandwich Islands” in the name of Earl of Sandwich;
2020, Hawaii is aiming to generate 20 percent of its energy from non-fossil fuels” (Brown et al. 2008, 11). According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Arent et al. 2009, 1-2), petroleum accounts for 90% of Hawaii’s energy consumption and 75% of their electricity. Since Hawaii has no pipelines or oil fields, they are forced to import petroleum to accommodate their energy needs (Arent et al. 2009, 1). Hawaii is disconnected from the rest of the United States, which means that Hawaii has