Hawaii is a state located in the central Pacific Ocean consisting of over 100 islands. Its capital and largest city is Honolulu. The state has a tropical climate and was originally settled by Polynesians. It was later ruled as a kingdom and republic before becoming a US state in 1959. Traditional Hawaiian culture continues to influence its cuisine, art, and religion today.
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Hawaii
1. Hawaii
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2. Aloha!
• in Hawaiian language means affection, peace,
compassion, mercy
• used as an English greeting
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3. Location: central Pacific Ocean
Capital: Honolulu
Area: 28,311km2, 41.2% water
Elevation: mean 920m
Population: 1,374,810 (2011)
Timezone: UTC-10
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4. Hundreds of Islands
Main Hawaiian Islands
• Hawaiʻi, The Big Island
• Kauaʻi, The Garden Isle
• Kahoʻolawe, The Target Isle
• Lānaʻi, The Pineapple Isle
• Maui, The Valley Isle
• Molokaʻi, The Friendly Isle
• Niʻihau, The Forbidden Isle
• Oʻahu, The Gathering Place
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5. Tropical
Climate
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6. History of Hawaii
• 300: earliest habitation
• 1778: British explorer James Cook’s arrival
• 1778-1893: Kingdom of Hawaii
• 1894-1898: the Republic of Hawaii
• 1898-1959: the Territory of Hawaii
• Aug 21, 1959: 50th US state
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8. Traditional Hawaiian Religion
- prominent deities
• Papa / Haumea - goddess, Earth Mother who created the world(s)
and islands
• Wakea - god who created the sky and fructified the land
• Kū - expression of male generating power
• Hina - expression of female fecundity and the power of growth.
• Kāne - god of fresh water, sunlight, and forests, and the ancestor of
chiefs and some families of commoners
• Kanaloa - god of the deep sea, often represented as a great squid
• Lono - god of agriculture, clouds, rain, winds, the surface of the sea,
and the patron of the Makahiki harvest festival
• Milu - god of the underworld
• Aumakua - family guardians which can range from esteemed
ancestors to animals which aided a family member and were
subsequently deified.
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10. Hawaiian Cuisine - Modern
• A fusion of many cuisines brought by
immigrants from American, Chinese, Filipino,
Japanese, Korean, Polynesian, Portuguese
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13. Plate Lunch
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14. Mai Tai cocktail
• Hawaiian tropical
tiki cocktails make
use of rum, and are
served with a
decorative piece of
fruit
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