Today’s Hawaiian Culture: Hawaii is the U.S.’s most diverse state. The majority of residents live on Oahu. “Nine percent are Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, almost 40% are Asian American, 9% are Latino, and about 25% Caucasian. Nearly a fifth of the population list two or more races.” Hawaii is blessed with some of the most
Hawaiian History: the Land, the People, Today’s Culture
Hawaiian People: James Cook was the first Westerner to arrive in Hawaii in 1778 where he was met with rich Hawaiian culture. But long before Cook “found” the Islands, the Polynesians arrived possibly between AD 1190 and 1290. In the 19th century, Hawaiian scholars Kamakau and Kepelino attributed the discovery of Hawai‘i to a fisherman named
Hawaiian History: the Land, the People, Today’s Culture
Hawaiian Land: The gorgeous islands of Hawaii were once a hot bed of volcanic explosions and deadly, underwater shifts in the Earth. Each island is made up of at least one primary volcano, [which] were produced by the Hawaiian hot spot… presently under the Big Island of Hawaii. …The Pacific Ocean is mostly floored by a single tectonic plate
