Hawaii

Riko Osila, Marleen Varblas, Sergei Kaasik

Jõgeva Ühisgümnaasium

Tutor: Maive Kase

General Information

Capital city : Honolulu

State : 50

State nickname : Aloha State

Official languages: English, Hawaiian

The flag of Hawaii

8 stripes – represents the eight main islands of Hawaii The Union Jack- honoring Hawaii’s long

relationship with the British

State

State fish : The reef triggerfish

State bird: Nene

State flower: Hibiscus ( yellow )

State song: Hawaii Ponoi

The only state of the US that:

Is not geographically located in North America

Grows coffee Has a royal placeIs completely surrounded by waterDoes not have a straight line in its state

boundary

History Islands were discovered by the Polynesians,

who gave them the name Hawaii The Hawaiians were a people without writing,

who preserved their history in chants and legends

When Captain Cook discovered Hawaii in 1778, he renamed them The Sandwich Islands

1817– Coffee was first planted

History

1941– December 7th, Japanese bombed Pearl

Harbor. The U.S. entered World War II. 1900

– Hawaii became a United States territory 1959

– Hawaii became the 50th state.The first jet arrived. The age of tourism began

History

1882– America's only royal residence, Iolani Palace

is built on Oahu.James Cook's log describing the natives

as "riding the ocean's waves on wooden boards", later was called surfing

1934– President Franklin Deleno Roosevelt arrived.

He was the first United States president to visit Hawaii

1840

– The first Hawaii constitution of the

kingdom was established1816

– The first Hawaiin flag was seenPrince Liholiho abandoned the ancient

taboo of eating with women

Celebrities

Nicole Scherzinger (pop star) of Pussycat Dolls fame

Fred Hemmings surf champion in 1968, now he is a senator for Kailua

Ashley Lelie star player at the University of Hawaii Warriors football team

Kelly Preston very talented actress, Tia Carerre(actress) also from Hawaii

Celebrities

Keanu Reaves (actor) also born in Hawaii

(Keanu can be translated to "the cool one." )Nicole Kidman (actress) has a state of

Hawaii birth certificate Barack H. Obama the President of the

United States of America

Culture

The Hula

– Hawaiin icon. It's an image of swaying hips, graceful hands and colorful costumes

The Spirit of Aloha

– aloha is the most Hawaiian word. In the Hawaiian language, it can mean hello or goodbye. It also means love and affection.

Culture

Surfing– Oahu’s south shore

is perfect for beginning surfers . Hawaii has the most surfers in the world

Alphabet

Hawaiian has the shortest alphabet in the world consists of only twelve letters A, E, I, O, U, H,

K, L, M, N, P, W

H,K,L,M,N,P – as in English A – Like the a in far E – Like the e in bet I – Like the y in city O – Like o in sole U – Like the oo in moon

Interesting

Hawaii has the highest life expectancy in the United States. Life expectancy for males is 75, for females 80 years.

Aloha

References

• http://www.hawaiian-roots.com/hawaiihistory.htm

• http://www.lava.net/~poda/history.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hawaii