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Hawaii has more endangered species per square mile and has lost a higher percentage of its endemic species than anywhere else on Earth. Bruddah Iz ~ Israel Kamakawiwo’ole “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that, some have entertained angels unawares,” The history of Hawaii can be traced through a succession [...]

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The largest city, Honolulu, was the one chosen by Kamehameha III as the capital of his kingdom because of the natural harbor there, the present-day Honolulu Harbor. Bruddah Iz ~ Israel Kamakawiwo’ole Hawaii is home to a prominent film festival known as the Hawaii International Film Festival.

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On June 27 of that year, a referendum was held asking residents of Hawaii to vote on accepting the statehood bill. Music Video Tribute be sure to watch Iz tribute ‘Hawaiian Like Me’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6JG9lzdGN0 Israel “Iz” Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 20, 1959 — June 26, 1997) (pronounced [ka-maka-vi-vo-ole]) was an Hawaiian musician. He became famous outside [...]

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After a series of battles that ended in 1795 and forced cession of the island of Kauai in 1810, all of the inhabited islands were subjugated under a single ruler who would become known as King Kamehameha the Great. “We shall extend and display respect to all others which reflects our own appreciation of humanity. [...]

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A large proportion of Hawaii�s population has become a people of Asian ancestry especially Chinese, Japanese and Filipino many of whom are descendants from those waves of early foreign immigrants brought to the islands in the nineteenth century, beginning in the 1850s, to work on the sugar plantations. Bruddah Iz ~ Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ~ Hawai’i [...]

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