...Hawaiian Culture Audri Rowell Axia of University of Phoenix Hawaiian Culture Our Hawaiian culture was originally inhabited by the Polynesians that appeared to have begin in 1758 with the birth of Kamehamcha the Great. Captain James Cook, a British explorer, first arrived at Oahu, one of the principal islands of our Hawaiian group, in January 1788. In 1790 Kamehameha undertook the difficult task of bringing all of our Hawaiian Islands under one single rule. After 20 years of intermittent warfare the last island, Kauai, came under his dominion. The Kamehameha Dynasty continued until 1872, ending with the death of the fifth ruler by that name. During this period of time more representatives of the European and American countries made their appearance in Hawaii. Our Hawaii legislature was established in 1845 which was at close of the Kamehameha Dynasty. The U. S. established a temporary territory over our islands during the shift in governments and talks were under way between the two countries contemplating the annexation to the U. S. while an agreement to this effect was completed in Washington, however U.S. President Stephen Cleveland withdrew the agreement prior to approval pending further investigation of conflicting governmental claims in Hawaii. A five-man commission was then appointed to draw up an Act for the government of the new territory of Hawaii. The act was submitted to Congress and it was passed in April 1900. Under this...
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...Neel Patel Professor Naomi Taub Rhetoric 105 F6 14 September 2015 Hawaiian Empowerment: A Native’s Point of View In “From a Native Daughter,” writer, activist, and Native Hawaiian academic, Haunani-Kay Trask recounts her personal feelings along with her people’s feelings with how the ‘haole’ (white) people overwhelmed and distorted the historical context of the native Hawaiian inhabitants. Trask’s purpose is to convey the message that the native Hawaiians’ ancient culture is described as oppressive and tyrannical by white historians, rather that it was a society that functioned efficiently before the Europeans seized the land. She adopts an affectionate yet blunt tone throughout the course of the selection in order to contend the principles about the Hawaiian people to the Western world. Trask launches her exposition by highlighting how she gains much of her knowledge of her ancestry and people from her family and by expressing early on that she learned about how the whites took over her people. She appeals to her ethos and credibility by telling her audience, “I learned about the life of the old ones –and they had flourished” (Trask 113) and that her “mother said Hawaiians had sailed over thousands of miles to make their home in these sacred islands (Trask 113).” She makes these claims regarding her mother and people in order to express that she is experienced on this topic from her first-hand encounters and her Ph.D. knowledge. Soon after establishing her dominance...
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...affects the development of the organization’s marketing strategy and tactics and how each is implemented. Hawaiian Airlines is a well-know company in the Hawaiian Islands. The company’s mission statement is to “grow a profitable airline with a passion for excellence, our customers, our people and the spirit of Hawaii” (“Mission, Vision & Values”,2012). In order to achieve the stated mission statement, Hawaiian Airlines has devised a creative marketing mix. The first element in the marketing mix is product. The product for Hawaiian Airlines is airline tickets. Some of the aspects Hawaiian Airlines marketing team researched were what the customer expected from the airline and what elements differentiated them from their competitors. Hawaiian Airlines concluded that customers expected affordability and quality customer service when purchasing from their airlines. Hawaiian Airlines is branded to represent Hawaii and the “aloha” spirit. Hawaiian Airlines’ logo which is a woman with a flower in her ear is a representation of the culture in Hawaii. The logo or image is the second product Hawaiian Airlines sells and it also differentiates them from other airlines because of the representation of the Hawaiian culture. The results of the research affect the development of Hawaiian Airlines’ marketing strategy and tactics by appealing to the needs of the consumers. On Hawaiian Airlines’ website, passengers are able to put special request notifications such as: wheelchair services,...
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...herbal healing leaving them practically obsolete. Through technology, many argue that we’ve been able to “improve” our overall health and extend our longevity. But through technology, many have lost sight tradition, the ways of our ancestors, the “organic” way of living. Taking a look back at our history, it’s clear to see that Hawaiians survived thrived even, off the land. It provided much more than just food, water, and shelter, it provided other things like medicine and healing. With the Hawaiian Islands being the northernmost Polynesian settlement and the most isolated, a unique and diversified plant life was able to develop. According to Gutamanis, before the initial contact in 1778, the Hawaiian culture was oriented around these ideals of harmony and interconnectedness. Hawaiians placed high value on the Hawaiian plants and were even called “gardeners” instead of farmers by Dr. E. S. Craighill Handy, one of the first people to study La’au Lapa’au in depth. Nowadays, many would agree that Hawaiian medicine was skillfully developed as they recognized the importance of both mental and physical health. In the same way, Abbott speaks on how Hawaiians placed diseases into 2 categories, causes from forces outside the body and causes from forces within the body. She continues on by saying that the first category mentioned above, came from things like “spite, hate, or jealousy of another person; from the displeasure of a ghost, spirit, spiritual guardian, or ancestor; or from a...
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...the Hawaiian culture is majestic and long-lived, and there are many things to explore about Hawaii. Those less-known things are what I am here to tell about. I hope you enjoy your time reading all about Hawaii! Geography There are many interesting things about the Hawaiian geography, and each of them help to draw different tourists. First you should know that there are no other states bordering the Polynesian-founded Hawaii, and that it is located in the North Pacific Ocean . Next, I think it would be surprising for you to know that there...
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...The white underclass is economically oppressed and given a certain social status. For example, the white underclass was ongoing economic oppression in the automotive industry. The automotive industry took a decline with the end of WWII. The combination of high oil prices and competition from foreign manufactures effected companies such as Chrysler and Ford. The beginning of WWII, the automotive industries received ten million dollars in war efforts. With the great depression, it brought blue collar working class to white underclass status. The unemployed white underclass used to work in the automotive industry and made decent money. The automotive industries were not located in the cities, but in rural towns like Duluth, Minnesota and Portland, Maine. There was no reason for blue collar class people of Lakeside to attend school. Their education level did not exceed the tenth grade. With no extended education, it made the white underclass underemployed. Parents told their sons to not waste their time with school and come to work in the automotive industry as young as 14 to 15 years old. The girls were told to go to college to find a husband (Lecture). Today, American car parts are being manufactured overseas. In Flint, Michigan the majority of people made parts and worked on the assembly line. It went from fifty people working on the assembly line to just having three people making sure the machines were working properly (Lecture). The economy once driven by industry is now...
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...Before they Came One could only imagine how life on these pristine islands flourished 1500 years in the past. Subsisting in a land bequest with beauty found nowhere else on earth and teaming with victuals from both land and sea. Those first occupants might have existed here as much as 700 years before the next voyagers from the southern hemisphere appeared. As many as 30 to 40 continuous generations inhabited this archipelago hidden to the rest of the world. Moreover, for almost all (especially the latter) of these generations, this might have been the center of the universe, for they knew of no other existence. Only the presence of their own people, of their Gods, of the towering peaks that climbed endlessly to the clouds, found nowhere else in the vast Pacific ocean. Combining the sea, that encircled them from every direction and the “mana” (the land) that provided their permanent existence, they resided with an abundance of bounty. Mother earth could not have placed these “Jewels of the Pacific”, as they were coined some 1600 years later by Charles Lindbergh, with more isolation. At between 18’52” and 22’15” north latitude, and roughly at 154 to 160 degrees west longitude, they are set in the middle of the central pacific. Ultimately, with much irony, this strategic location, halfway between the orient and the western coasts of both north and south America, would prove to be one of the biggest impacts that would dictate the history...
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...As queen, Liliuokalani had a positive impact on Hawaiian citizens by trying to keep Hawaii as a monarchy. Throughout the years of inheriting her brother, King Kalākaua, and learning the way he ruled the monarchy, she became active in school organizations for Hawaiian children. When she took power, she heard that King Kalākaua was forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution which limited his powers. Knowing this, Queen Liliuokalani wished to restore them to return political leadership to the monarchy (Askman, 2008, pg. 180). Since Liliuokalani was the first Queen, citizens who backed up the Constitution felt she was an easy target to overthrow and annex Hawaii into the United States. Queen Liliuokalani did not let this influence how she ran Hawaii. She didn’t let anyone tell her what to do and stood tall which inspired many young women to take on tough jobs and actions they faced during their personal lives. Liliuokalani believed that keeping Hawaii as a monarchy would benefit Hawaii as a whole and give citizens more independence. As the Queen of Hawaii, Liliuokalani faced many opposers who told her how they felt. Instead of changing the way she ran Hawaii for other people, Queen Liliuokalani continued to keep Hawaii as a monarchy, the way she believed her brother would like it. Queen Liliuokalani had a positive impact on Hawaiian citizens by facing problems with...
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...are of great significance to the Hawaiian people who view the sacred shrines temples as having great spiritual capacity. Religious rituals and offerings occur even to this day. Other sites are merely historical. Two particular locations, Hikiau Heiau, and Puukohola Heiau have a rich history, each with amazing stories to tell. Located in the western portion of Hawaii, a large platform of stacked lava rock rests on the red soil. This platform is known as Hikiau Heiau, and has been restored many times damage from the waves, but the temple is as old as 400 years (Smithsonian). Hikiau Heiau was built by King Kalani'opu'u. The temple itself stretches an impressive 250 feet long and 100 feet wide. Used primarily for worship, many public ceremonies were held place at Hikiau Heiau. The god that was praised in this temple has varied over time, depending on the tribal leader at the time. “One chief could have dedicated it to the war god Ku, while another dedicated it to Lono, associated with fertility,” says Martha Yent, an archaeologist with Hawaii’s state parks (Smithsonian). At certain points, it would hold celebrations for a good harvest, while other times, it would serve as a human sacrificial location to honor the chief. In 1779, British explorer James Cook drifted into the location of Hikiau Heiau. In a ceremony, they dignified the explorer. While at anchor in the bay, Cook and his crew held onto reports documenting observations of Hawaiian culture. After a week out at sea, the explorers...
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...native Hawaiian people some can not help but agree with what Haunani- Kay Trask is taking about in her book “From a Native Daughter”, because the American people just looked at the Hawaiian Islands for themselves not in the interest of the Hawaiian people. Their interest got to the point that the United States annexed their islands. The Hawaiian people were not being helped or taken care of, but they were people being imperialized. This imperialization was recognized by the United States though did they do anything about it and learn from their wrong doings? The idea that the Hawaiian people needing help is a thing someone should laugh at, for before Captain James Cook came to explore there islands the Hawaiian people were a flourishing society. In the words of Trask “he brought diseases that ravaged my people until we were but a remnant of what we had been on contact with his pestilential crew”. From this moment in time there society as they now it will fall, they have become weak in there very soul. When America found out that the English went to Hawaii and brought disease they suddenly became very interested with the island and wanted to dominate the sandalwood trade. This is when the Jehovah witnesses came into the islands and decided to convert the people of Hawai’i. From here the Hawaiian people converted believing it would help save their people from dying, which it did not. They changed their way of life for this new found religion, everything in their culture started...
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...through selling tickets on its planes that offer transportation among five islands within Hawaii. It currently has a market share of 10% and an average load factor of 54.5% (percent of seats sold on each flight) Its main competitor is Hawaiian Air who has a market share of over 85% and a much higher load factor on their flights (1). Island Air does not have the resources to compete directly with Hawaiian Air for all travelers, rather through effective marketing which is outlined in this plan it will draw away travelers from Hawaiian Air thereby increasing its revenue by approximately 20 million dollars a year, or 30 million during the entirety of the marketing campaign. To achieve this increase in revenue both load factor and market share are going to be increased. The next year is an exciting time for Island Air and presents a great opportunity to implement a marketing plan that will achieve the above revenue growth. Island Air will be receiving brand new highly efficient Bombardier Q-400 planes that will replaced their tired and aging fleet of ATR-72 aircraft. Additionally 2015 will be the 35th anniversary of the airline (2). Both of these events provide synergy for the Ho`olaule`a marketing campaign, which means celebration in Hawaiian. Billboards, market research, twitter and celebratory parties will be utilizing to increase brand recognition and thus revenue for airline. All of this will be achieved with a modest budget of 2.5 million dollar over an 18...
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...who lived in Hawaii, and land worked by the commoners. The foreigners had interest in the land and wanted to gain control of it for power. They also wanted the land for sugar plantations and their businesses because sugar was a popular thing during that time and they could gain profit. Also because in western cultures, owning the land one lived on was a right and the foreigners thought they should also have this right in Hawaii (Cachola). Some foreigners also believed that owning one's land would benefit the natives land as well because their western way of thinking made them believe if Hawaiians owned their own land they could become more productive citizens and improve their standard of living as well. The Mahele was beneficial to the foreigners because the foreigners became wealthier and people had to pay taxes in money....
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...The Hawaiian overthrow their queen and work with the United States. Congress submitted a paper that said Hawaii should be part of the united states. But later it was rejected by president Grover Cleveland. He decided not to make Hawaii as part of the United States and restore their queen back. When William Mckinley became the 25th president of United States, He wanted Hawaii to be part of the United States. But it was not supported by ⅔’rds of congress. However, after the Spanish and American war began, annexation of Hawaii passed in the United States and was signed by President Mckinley. Hawaiian opposed the annexation and think that it wasn’t fair. The annexation was a bad idea because it wasn’t fair for the Hawaiians people. First, the...
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...What they goin’ do? Make us one touris’ attraction? Hah? You goin’ bring ‘em on youa tours down hea? (Imitating Alika.) “Here we are folks, here’s a poor Hawaiian family doing some traditional Hawaiian fishing!” So what, cuz, whatchua friends goin’ do fo’us poor Hawaiians? Michael (43.) When Michael says this, it is highly representative of how the tour company views the whole situation. After all, money talks, doesn’t it? And the tour company is seemingly going to stop at nothing for a buck. It is made clear that all of the technical aspects of the control over the land have been legally taken care of. The land simply does not belong to Alika, Michael, and their family. However, the discrepancy lies in the debate over morals, sentiments, and more importantly, the Hawaiian people’s slowly having parts of their identity and heritage robbed from them. Things of this nature have become very alienating for the Hawaiian race and they are not being treated with the respect that they...
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...860987602 ETST 001: Intro to Race July 7, 2012 Critical Response 1 The Conquest Of A True Identity The ‘survival of the fittest’ was a theory coined by the English naturalist Charles Darwin in which only the fittest organisms will prevail. This phrase has unfortunately been connected to his name with the negative view that it sparked the racial hierarchy that esteems one race over the other. However, Darwin meant for this theory to apply to animals; the predator-prey relationship, and not to human-beings. His cousin, Francis Galton was responsible for tying the theory to the social construction of humans. This helped spark the concepts of colonialism, slavery, and enlightenment in Europe and America which ultimately was the conquest of many people’s identities most especially to the colonized and oppressed who were deemed inferior to the White man. Hegel’s dialectic states that freedom was a condition achieved first by the ownership of oneself (Lowe, 200) During the age of US imperialism, African Americans were held under slavery precisely under this notion that the Whites were more “fit” than non-Whites. Because of this, African Americans were driven to lose their identity not just of being the inferior race but they were dehumanized as well. Black female slaves were not viewed as “mothers” by slave-owners but merely as “breeders” like animals. (Davis, 7) The slave system also discouraged male supremacy in Black men. Because of this, Blacks did not have a chain of command...
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