HAWAII
INDEX
- INTRODUCTION
1. GEOGRAPHY
1.1. Location of country/area
1.2. Capital city and other important cities
1.3. Form of government (short explanation)
1.4. Important geographical features: climate and landscape
1.5. Fauna and flora
2.
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY/DEMOGRAPHY
2.1 Language(s) spoken
2.2 Religions and races
2.3 Population pyramids (age, life expectancy, level of education, and any other useful
information to help us understand better the present reality of the area/country)
2.4 Demographic problems (internal migrations, immigration, etc.)
3.
ECONOMY
3.1 Currency used
3.2 Natural resources and agriculture
3.3 Forms of industry. Location and importance in the global economy of the area.
3.3 Tourism
4.
CULTURAL STUDIES
4.1 Traditions: festivities and celebrations
4.2 Places to visit
4.3 Famous people. Choose 5 personalities from different fields (artists, scientists,
writers, politicians…) who were born in the country/area and write down about their
lives and importancefor their country.
4.4 Folklore: music and dances
4.5 Typical clothing
5.
HISTORY
5.1 Choose 5 historical events that have taken place in the history of the area.
Describe them briefly and explain their importance
5.2 Place the 5 events in a TIMELINE. You may add other events to your line that you
consider of special interest
6.
SCIENCE
6.1 Describe the typical diet of the population
6.2 Analyse the nutrients of the diet. Reach your own conclusions: Is is a healthy diet?
Why / Why not?
- CONCLUSIONS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INTRODUCTION
In this project, we’re going to explain all the most important features of the famous
archipelago called Hawaii.
When you first hear Hawaii, you always imagine the typical hawaiian with the typical
clothes, dancing the typical dance that we all know. In this project, we're going to show
you that Hawaii doesn't consist just in this dance; there is some history, geography,
science, economy and some cultural studies among others behind all this. We have
tried to explain the maximum about Hawaii at the same that we tried to sum up all the
information about this to better understand for all of us.
1. GEOGRAPHY
1.1 Location of country/area
Hawaii is the archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean. It’s in the southwest of the
United States. It entered the union the 21st of August 1959 and nowadays it’s the U.S
50th state. The Hawaiian Islands' origin is volcanic; they were formed during millions of
years by successive eruptions of lava.
It’s the only U.S state made up of islands, there
are 19, but eight of them are considered the main
ones; Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai,
Kahoolawe, Maui and Hawaii. Maui is the smallest
island and Hawaii is the largest one, with 10.932
square miles, but now it’s still growing. The seven
other principal islands are older and they have
stopped growing. They were once large volcanic
islands, but the erosion made reduce them.
1.2 Capital city and other important cities
The most populated city and the capital city of Hawaii is Honolulu. It’s located on the
island of Oahu. It has been the capital of Hawaii since 1845. Honolulu has a population
of nearly one million people and it is Hawaii’s best known tourist destination. Other
important and very populated cities are Pearl City, in the Oahu Island, Hilo in the
Hawaii Island and Lahaina and Wailuku, in Maui.
1.3 Form of government (short explanation)
There are three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial.
The executive branch is directed by the Governor of Hawaii assisted by the Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii. The governor and the lieutenant governor supervise twenty
agencies and departments from offices in the State Capitol. The official residence of
the governor is the Washington Place.
The legislative branch consists of the bicameral Hawaii State Legislature. It is
composed of the 51-member Hawaii House of Representatives, directed by the
Speaker of the House, and the 25-member Hawaii Senate, directed by the President of
the Senate. The Legislature meets at the State Capitol.
The judicial branch of Hawaii is the Hawai'i State Judiciary. The state's highest court is
the Supreme Court of Hawaii.
1.4 Important geographical features: climate and landscape
The climate of Hawaii is a subtropical climate. For most of Hawaii, there are only two
seasons; summer, between May and October and winter, between October and April.
Several times a year, between October and May, major storms are usually produced in
one or more of the Hawaii’s highest mountains like Haleakala, Mauna Kea and Mauna
Loa. During all the year there are mild temperatures and a few but big storms. There's
also a moderate humidity and the winds are cool. The coolest months in Hawaii are
from February to April and the warmest ones are from July to August.
1.5 Fauna and flora
Hawaii is known for its beautiful beaches and for its volcanic mountains. In Hawaii
there are also some volcanoes. Mauna Loa and Kilauea are active volcanoes that
frequently erupt. Together they make up Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Because
climatic conditions the vegetation of Hawaii is diverse. However, most of them are from
other parts of the world. The tree of Hawaii is the kukui and the
flower, the yellow hibiscus.
Kukui
Yellow hibiscus
2 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY/DEMOGRAPHY
2.1 Language(s) spoken
The official languages spoken in Hawaii are the English and the Hawaiian, 2.6%
of the state's residents speak Spanish; 1.6% speak other Indo-European
languages; 21.0% speak an Asian language; and 0.2% speak a different
language at home.
Here it is a table with some Hawaiian words and their translation in Catalan and
English:
Català
English
Hawaiian
Hola
Hello
Aloha
Menjar
Food
Ai
Casa
House
Hale
Aigua
Water
Wai
Cavall
Horse
Lio
Peix
Fish
La
Gat
Cat
Popoki
Ocell
Bird
Manu
Porc
Pig
Puua
Vaca
Cow
Pipi wahine
2.2 Religions and races: Hawaii has a population of approximately 1,360,301.
24.7% of population is White, 1.6% is Black or African American, 0.3% is
American Indian and Alaska Native, 38.6% is Asian, 10.0% is Native Hawaiian
and Other Pacific Islander, 1.2% from Some Other race, and 23.6% from Two
or More Races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 8.9% of the
population. The 68%
of the population are Christians and the 32% are
protestants.
2.3 Population pyramids (age, life expectancy, level of education, and any
other useful information to help us understand better the present reality of
the area/country):
The maximum age that can live is more or less 80-70
years, Hawaii can presume to form more students. The private school can
choose their students, and the public schools is obligatory accept all the
students. The clime is every day 18C to 30C. Honolulu is the largest city.
Hawaiians addressed prayers to various gods depending on the situation
Hawaii has 3 highways (H1, H2, H3) the journey can be very slow because the
highways are very closed together. Hawaii is the only state that harvest coffee
in USA.
2.4 Demographic problems (internal migrations, immigration, etc.)
Hawaii has a population of 1.285.500 people approximately .
40% of the people are Asian
25 % of the people are European
8% of the people are Hispanic
2% of the people are African
And the rest are Hawaiian
Hawaii is the highest percentage of Asian people of the USA
3. ECONOMY
3.1 Currency used:
During XVII century to XVIII century in Hawaii the
currency was the Spanish coin carried by sailors
that brings the coins from Spain to Hawaii.
Now, the actual currency in Hawaii is the dollar and the cents. There are 7
different dollars:
1$,2$,5$,10$,20$,50$,100$.
And there are coins that are cents:
0,01$: Abraham Lincoln
0,05$: Thomas Jefferson
0,10$:
Franklin
D.Roosevelt
0,25$: George Washington
0,50$: John F. Kennedy
1,00$: Sacajawea
A dollar is equivalent as 0,74€.
There are many countries that use the dollar as their currency, like Canada,
Australia, Jamaica, Hong Kong…
3.2 Natural resources and agriculture
Hawaii's major natural resources include pineapple,
papaya, sugarcane, coffee beans, coconuts and
macadamia nuts. According to Hawaii's Department of
Agriculture, the state also maintains eggs, milk,
onions, potatoes and juices. There are also plants on
the island that produce allspice, banana passion fruit
and cinnamon.
The National Park Service is in charge of protecting the
areas of Hawaii that produce fruits, including Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park.
3.3 Forms of industry. Location and importance in the global economy of
the area.
Honolulu has the four major industry sectors, they are: government; trade,
transportation, and utilities; leisure and hospitality; and professional and
business services. These four industries account for about 2/3 of the total
employment in Honolulu. Services and trade are considered the two largest
growth industries.
The following is a summary of data regarding the Honolulu metropolitan area
labor force, 2004 annual averages:
Size of non-agricultural labor force: 428,800; Number of workers employed in
construction and mining: 20,400; manufacturing: 12,000; trade, transportation
and utilities: 79,300; information: 8,900; financial activities: 22,100; professional
and business services: 57,200; leisure and hospitality: 60,500; educational and
health services: 53,300; other services: 19,000; government: 95,700.
Average
hourly
earnings
manufacturing: $13.66
Largest employers
of
production
Number of employees
91,850
U.S. Government
City and County of Honolulu 11,350
Queen's Medical Center
3,000
Bank of Hawaii
2,500
workers
employed
in
3.4 Tourism
Hawaii is the name of a group of 8 main islands and the 11 other. This group of island
is in the Pacific Ocean. The 8 main islands are call: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Lānai.
In 2003, there were
over 6.4 million visitors
to the Hawaiian Islands
that all the visitors
expend over $10 billion.
Summer months and
major holidays are the
most popular times for
outsiders to visit them.
In 2006 and 2007 saw
a big increase in
tourism, with over 7.6
million visitors each year.
There are some places to visit of each island:
Maui: Haleakala national park, Iao Valley State Monument, Lahaina, Molokini
Crater, Wailea-Kihei area, Kihei, makena, Road to Hana, Mama’s Fish House.
Kauai: Helicopter tours , Poipu Area, Waimea Canyon State Park, North Shore,
Oahu: Waikiki Beach, Southwest Coast
Hawaii: Hilo & Hamakua Coast, Waimea Parker Ranch, Volcanoes National
Park .
4. CULTURAL STUDIES
4.1 Traditions: festivities and celebrations
There are so many festivities in Hawaii, they are:
26th of March: The day of the Prince Kuhio
March: Musical Competition of Kamehaeha schools (Just in Oahu)
From March to April: Hula 'Merrie Monarch' Festival (Just in Hawaii)
15th of April: The day of the Father Damian
1st of May: The day of the Law
11th of June: The day of the Kamehameha King
June: Hula of the Kamehaeha Festival
4th of July: The day of the USA Independence
July: Cultural Hawaiian Festival
July: Hula of the Prince Lot Festival
The 3rd Friday of August: The day of the State
2nd of September: The day of the Liliuokalani Queen
From September to October: Aloha Festivals
In each island, there are also some different celebrations:
In Kauai:
-
2012 Waimea Town Celebration
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Kauai Polunesian Festival
-
Prince Kuhio Festival
In Oahu
-
7th Annual Hawaii Book & Music Festival
-
33rd Annual Pan-Pacific Festival
-
42 Annual Ukulele Festival
-
Honolulu Festival
-
Pan-Pacific Hoolaulea
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Pan-Pacific Hula Festival
-
Pan-Pacific Parade
In Maui:
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12th Annual Maui Matsuri
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Maui Classical Music Festival
Hawaii’s Big Island:
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10th Annual Hilo Chinese New Year Festival
-
Big Island Film Festival
-
Grow Hawaiian Festival
-
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
-
Merrie Monarch Festival
-
Na Me Hula Kahiko
4.2 Places to visit
In Hawaii there are a lot of places great to visit, here are some recommended
examples:
The Waimea Canyon, the largest canyon in the Pacific.
The Maui Ocean Center, perfect if you like snorkeling and the marine life.
Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park, It's the two active volcanoes: Kilauea, one of the
world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive volcano.
Honolulu Academy of the Arts, it offers a program of art activities and entertainment.
Lyman House Memorial Museum, it’s a Hawaii-based natural history museum founded in
1931.
4.3 Famous people. Choose 5 personalities from different fields (artists,
scientists, writers, politicians…) who were born in the country/area and write
down about their lives and importance for their country.
- Peter Gene Hernandez (or better known as Bruno
Mars) was born the 8th of October 1985 in Honolulu but he
moved to Los Angles to finish his musical career. He’s a
singer-songwriter and a record producer. His first and only
album was on 2010 and it’ss called Doo-Wops & Hooligans.
He became famous as a solo singer after lending his vocals
and co-writing some song as "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and
"Billionaire" by Travie McCoy.
- Barack Hussein Obama was born the 4th of August 4 1961
in Honolulu. He is the 44th and actual President of the United
States. Obama also served as a United States Senator and he
was a community organizer in Chicago.
- Nicole Mary Kidman was born the 20th of June 1967 in Honolulu.
She’s an actress, a singer and a film producer. She became
worldwide famous for her performances in Days of Thunder in 1990,
Far and Awau in 1992 and Batman Forever in 1995.
- Bette Midler Bette Midler was born the 1st of December
1945. She’s a singer, and actress and a comedian. She’s
also known by her informal name, The Divine Miss M. She
became famous in films such as The Rosa, Ruthless People,
Beaches and For The Boys.
-
Christine Keiko Agena was born the 3rd of October
1973. She’s an actress known professionally as Keiko
Agena. She started acting when she was just 10 years
old. The most known character she did is as Lane Kim
in the famous TV serie called Glimore Girls.
4.4 Folklore: music and dances
The music:
The music of Hawaii includes a mix of traditional and popular styles, from native
Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop.
The Hawaiian people have
conserved much of their traditional musical knowledge. The music of Hawaii is religious
in nature and it has had an enormous impact on the music of other Polynesian islands.
The dance:
There are different types of dances but the most famous in Hawaii and worldwide is the
one called Hula. It's a dance accompanied by chants or songs and it was developed in
Hawaii by the Polynesians.
There are many sub-styles of hula, Auana and Hula Kahiko. As we said, the dance is
accompanied by a song and Western-influenced musical instruments like the guitar,
the ukulele and the double bass.
In this dance there are two main positions. Or sitting (noho dance) or standing (luna
dance) although some dances use both forms. There are many hand movements used
to represent the words in a song or chant. Hula is taught in schools or groups called
hālau. The teacher of hula is called the kumu hula
There are other related dances that come from other Polynesian islands like Tahiti, The
Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Aotearoa (New Zealand); however, the hula is
exclusive to the Hawaiian Islands.
4.5 Typical clothing
The typical clothes worn in Hawaii are the following:
Aloha Shirts: That's a shirt mostly worn by men. It's
usually short-sleeved, button-up and collared shirts. The
pattern is a serie of tropical flowers on a bright
background, adorns.
Malo and Pa'u
That's for well-suited to the hot climate.
- Malo: Men wore it.
- Pa'u: Women wore it or they wore a skirt.
They both wore a rectangular shawl made of plant fibers called a "kihei."
People still wear these clothes in some indigenous communities.
Boardshorts
As surfing is a part of daily life in Hawaii, the the popular surfstyle clothing in men is especially the knee-length waterproof
shorts in and out of the water. Anyway, the number of women
surfing is increasing.,
Hula Skirts
Skirts elaborated from the fibres of
trees. It's, more or less, the same skirt as the popular image
of a Hawaiian woman.
Leis
The traditional necklaces made of tropical flowers or just
silk flowers. Leis are worn at all parties and festive events.
5. HISTORY
5.1 Choose 5 historical events that have taken place in the history of the
In 1627 Spain visited Hawaii for the first time
Hawaii was visited by Spanish sailors around 1627.
In 1778
Captain James Cook and his crews on the HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery
see Oahu.
In 1826 U.S enters into treaty with Hawaii
in 1826 the United States had recognized Hawai'i as a sovereign nation and
thus had imposed tariffs on products coming from the islands.
In 1893 Hawaiian monarchy overthrown
the Hawai'i government was illegally overthrown by a group of mostly American
men living on the islands, with the backup of American troops that were on a
warship docked in Honolulu Harbor.
In 1894 Republic of Hawaii established
The inaction of the US forced Dole and his puppet government to declare
himself President of a new Republic of Hawai'i. This resulted in a huge uprising
in 1895.
5.1 Place the 5 events in a TIMELINE. You may add other events to your
6. SCIENCE
6.1 Describe the typical diet of the population:
The cooking of Hawaii is based mainly on the fish
and the fruit. It consists in delicious and exotic plates
like Opihi, a little mollusk that can be yellow, red or black. Poke is the name of
the Hawaiian version of the fish “Cebiche”. Another plate typically is the tuna
with vinegar, tomato, onion and sauce.
Another plate of origin Filipino is call "Kini Lau" that is a
variant spicier than poke, that in this plate we can add
lemon and spicy, of course. More plates typically of
Hawaii are the Kalua, smoked fillet of Kiawe, Lomi-lomi
salmon and the Mah-mahi on the grill. In the desserts,
there are the "Manju", which are cakes with apple,
pineapple or coconut.
6.2 Analyze the nutrients of the diet. Reach your own conclusions: Is is a
healthy diet? Why / Why not?
Nutrients: mainly fish and fruits.
MY OPINION: I think that the food in Hawaii is healthy because the fruit and fish
are healthier and because doesn’t contain a lot of fats.
- CONCLUSIONS
The conclusion for our project is very good. Searching information about each topic has
made us learn a lot of information that we didn’t know about it. Some of the things that
we have learnt are some traditions, the type of music they listen and even some words
of Hawaiian. We can say that we’re satisfied with our work even if it can always
improve. We also have learnt to work in a team although sometimes it has been difficult
and a little bit stressful. With this project we have known that Hawaii is an awesome
and a great place to live and visit. We have tried to do our best and make it the more
original possible.
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Done by:
David Trujillo Delgado:
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ECONOMY
SCIENCE
Helena Rabal Lecina:
INTRODUCTION
GEOGRAPHY
CULTURAL STUDIES
Javi Marfil Ruiz:
INDEX
HISTORY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY/DEMOGRAPHY