Liliuokalani"the gift that came here", from the Hawaiian words uku (gift or reward) and lele (to come)
Ingrained deep in Hawaiian culture because of monarchs
Popular Hawaiian music was heavily impacted by colonizers in the 18th century
European influences have impacted Hawaiian music heavily
A boom of tourism in the 1930’s resulted in hawaiian pop becoming popular in America
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Language
Language is closely tied to Hawaiian identity
As old as the Hawaiian people
A fusion of several Polynesian languages
Destruction of Language
In the mid to late 1800’s, only about 1% of the population spoke fluent Hawaiian
This is a result of the immersion in the english language brought on by European settlers, mainly from the UK
Massive Melting Pot of Races
2000 Census of the islands:
25% of the population considering themselves to have Native Hawaiian ancestry
58% is at least part Asian
39% having some white ancestry
Punana Leo
Since 1984 public schools were created to immerse Children in the Hawaiian language
These schools are highly effective and are actively raising the percentage of fluent Hawaiian speakers
The traditional language is being revived by a new generation of young speakers
Official and Unofficial Language
Many immigrants from all over the world came to Hawaii in the early 1900’s for work
Hawaiian + English PidginPidgin - Slang combination of english and Hawaiian words to describe typical aspects of island life
Aloha Shirts
Originally created by a Chinese merchant in the early 1930’s in Honolulu
Began to fly off the shelves of a small store
Later became commercialized and are now the leading export of Hawaii
Coffee
COFFEE
6,900
5,600 LB / ACRE, CHERRY BASIS
6,116,000 LB, GREEN BASIS
11 $ / LB, GREEN BASIS
62,235,000
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