Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

I. Introductions • Does anyone know of the Hawaiian goddess Hi'iaka (also called Laka)? And the story of how she got her name? • There were three sisters, Namaka, Pele and Hi'iaka • In one of the old Hawaiian stories, Laka is the sister of Pele (the volcano Goddess and a nature Goddess who can be invoked for rain). Like, her sister, she too is a goddess. She is the keeper of the dance. • A long time ago, on the island of Tahiti there lived Pele with her mother and father. With her fascinations with

The Big Island is twice as big as the rest of the Hawaiian Islands put together. Comparing the Big Island and Oahu, it is pretty obviously that the Big Island is bigger. Oahu is made up of only two volcanoes, but the Big Island is made up of five volcanoes and a sixth one forming. The Big Island is 4,028 square miles and Oahu is 597 square miles. Although the Big Island and Oahu have similarities, they also have many differences. The Big Island and Oahu both have volcanoes and tourist attractions

know that the Big Island is twice the size of all the Hawaiian Islands combined together? The size of the Big Island is way far from expectations. Big Island is more than five times the size compare to Oahu. Even though the Big Island is larger at size Oahu have the largest tourist population of all the Hawaiian Island. In 2009 Oahu had 4,823,874 of tourist and the Big Island had 1,739,458 of tourist. Although Big Island and Oahu have differences such as the size of the islands they also have many

The heart and soul of all cultures is the food and Hawaiian food is a fusion of many cultures. The islands of Hawaii have been open to different cultures for hundreds of years. What do you see when you think of Hawaiian food? If you 're like me, (born and raised on the (“mainland”) I think of fresh fruits (mostly pineapple), seafood (Hawaii is, after all, in the middle of the Pacific ocean), and exotic luau dishes like steamed taro leaves and roast pig. In reality, Hawaii 's cuisine is both much

Hawaii: Paradise Island Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the physical geography, history and culture of Hawaii. Central Idea: We will see that Hawaii is a special place, by looking at its physical geography, history, and culture. Introduction I.     What comes to mind when you think of palm trees, beautiful beaches, luaus and hula dances? A.     Hawaii B.     The “Aloha” state.    &

been widely regarded as being an uniquely Hawaiian instrument. However, the small, stringed instrument could be considered an adaptation and creative redesign of the Portuguese machete de braga, commonly referred to as the machete. The machete was introduced to Hawaii about 125 years ago by immigrants from the Madeira Islands of Portugal who came to work in the sugar cane fields of Hawaii. After its arrival in Hawaii, the machete was adopted into the Hawaiian culture very quickly. The machete itself

While looking towards the future, and what our company plans to achieve going forward with our new division, we will show you our balance scorecard. This scorecard will give you an idea of what the company wants to achieve in regards to our shareholders, customers, operations, and learning and growth perspectives. When looking at the positives and negatives of the SWOT analysis, we can identify potential alternatives. One alternative with the growing need of senior care would be to purchase or build

Of the volcanoes that are located in the United States there are two which are world renowned for their activity and their power to change the region surrounding them. The two volcanoes would be Mount Saint Helens and Mount Kilauea. In order to get a better understanding of these volcanoes we will be comparing and contrasting them as well as talking about how they were formed and when they last had an eruption. Let’s begin with Mount St. Helens which is located in the pacific northwest of the United

Lamkin English II, Period: 2 13 November, 2017 Hawaiian Mythology Research Paper Hawaiian mythology is both animistic and polytheistic. Animism is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence and polytheism is the belief of multiple deities in one religion (Hawaiian Folk Tales). Hawaiian religion also believes that passed away souls exist as non-human beings like animals and abiotic objects (Hawaiian Folk Tales). The mythology encompasses the vast

Microeconomics: Hawaiian Electric a Monopolist Company The research discoursed in this essay predominantly focuses on how Hawaiian Electric is a monopolist company. A monopoly is a firm that produces the entire market supply of a particular good or service. Normally in a monopoly firm the barriers to entry are high to eliminate potential competition, the market power is significant and firm has control over the prices of their product, and the type of product is exclusive. These consumers have no