Can you tell me an unusual fact about Hawaii?

Question

Facts like: Nicole Kidman and Barack Obama are native born Hawaiians... SPAM is a fave dish... pineapplies are not the national fruit of Hawaii, etc.

Answer 1

Aloha Strawberry_marshmellow....I am very sorry if my comment is long, I just thought to share facts that are rarely shared about our home. Enjoy!!

1) Nicole Kidman and Barack Obama are not Native Hawaiians. They may have grown up on our Hawaiian Islands or attended school here. So they would be considered locals or former Kama`aina (local residents).

2) Hokule`a (ho-coo-lay-uh) is a double-hulled canoe that sailed our very first Polynesian Ancestors to Hawaii. Back in 1976 a replica was built. It took a Micronesian man (South Pacific Island) named Mau to teach the Hawaii Crew members how to sail Ancient Navigation by the stars. He also taught them how to build the Hokule`a just like our Ancestors. Some of our Hawaiian/ Polyneisan Traditions were lost so this is why Mao came to help after he was sought. Mao was the only Polynesian left that had Ancient traditions passed down to him. Fact, on June 9th, 2007 the replica Hokule`a just made History. It sailed off of Hawaii making it's final desitination voyage to Yokohama, Japan. The crew sailed for (I believe) 5+ months & covered 8,000 miles. They sailed by Ancient Navigation.. the stars. This marked history because the Hokule`a took the place of a voyage that occurred 125 years ago when our Hawaii King David Kalakaua sailed to Japan to meet Japan's Emperor.

3) Hawaii is so diversed it's like a melting pot. You got your Hawaiians, Polynesians, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese...etc. Many local residents (like me) have more than 2 ethnicities in us. I got 6. That's nothing compared to friends & cousins I know.. they have 8+ ethnicity. Also our diverse local foods in Hawaii is so mouth watering... you need to try it to believe it.

4) Hula dance was once known as an Hawaiian Religious/sacred dance by our Hawaiian People. It's still known as. We have 2 types of hula dancing: Ancient (Kahiko) and Modern (Auana). Many local girls/guys back in Hawaii could tell you Hula dancing is a very disciplined dance. It takes dedication and heart to make the dance very graceful & heartfelt. Through our dancing we love to share our home.. Hawaii & our Hawaiian culture.
Many people get very confused with our hula. When you see a fast shaking hip Polynesian dance please note it's Tahitian and not hula. Also hula dancers don't wear the coconut bras. Only Tahitian dancers in Hawaii do.

5) Many of our Hawaiian people & Local residents are rapidly turning homeless. Many of them camp out on beaches across Oahu, Hawaii. It's so sad & I feel bad. If you spoke to them like I did.. One of the main reasons is because Hawaii is too expensive. It's the over development, high cost of living that is sadly affecting our people & local residents. However, I do know there is a wealthy Japanese man that is allowing some of these Hawaiian families rent his million dollar homes for a very cheap price!! What a way to give back to our people!! Thank you!!

6) I just learned this known fact... that there are many more Hawaiians living in California than Hawaii.

7) In Hawaii when we (local girls or Hawaiian girls) wear our Hawaiian flowers behind our left ear it means we are taken (married or in a relationship). When we wear it behind our right ear, it means we are single.

8) To many Hawaii is known to be paradise, it's an Island that is over developed, it's an Island that grows pineapples, or has the famous Waikiki or known as the tourist spot. Honestly coming from my heart Hawaii should also be known for the real Hawaii... It's lush rain forest, it's Native species, our Hawaiian culture, our Hawaiian people, The start of diverse cultures coming to work on our Plantations back in the 1800's. Also our Hawaiian Ancestors that once found Hawaii & took care of our land. Our Hawaiian Ancestors were known to be very healthy with the foods/crops they grew & ate. My Ancestors invented surfing. Now it's nation wide popular.
There are so many more untold facts... it's out there just need to research... good luck!!

Answer 2

My wife and I went to Hiawii on our honeymoon and I only learned two things.

1. Everything is expensive. Food, hotels, activities, etc are all very expensive.
2. Many of the people who live there don't always shower. It seemed like every time we came across non-tourists, they had some B.O.

As far as some fun facts: Openhiemer started some land developement and sold Tiger Woods a 1/2 acre next to the pro-golf course they were building. They sold the 1/2 acre for 25 million.

The docter who invented the pace-maker has his house on one of the few beaches.

Beaches are all government owned as there are not alot of them.

A real estate company there is selling land for $10 grand, the catch is the land is based on lava flows and won't be available for 10 thousand years.

There are two kinds of lava. One is safe and one is dangerous. (To walk on)

The native Hiawain langauge has no D, C or F. So students always got good grades.

Budwieser beer bottles are special labeled there, with a pic of the islands on the labels.

Answer 3

There are no racial or ethnic majorities in Hawaii. Everyone is a minority. Caucasians constitute about 33%; Japanese-American about 33%; Filipino-American about 16% and Chinese-American about 5%.

The entire island of Oahu belongs to the City and County of Honolulu. In fact, the chain of uninhabited islands known as the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and stretching for over 1000 miles northwest of Kaua’i are part of the City of Honolulu, making it the “largest” city in the world. Honolulu is about 1,500 miles long or more distance than halfway across the 48 contiguous states.

Iolani Palace in the heart of downtown Honolulu is the only royal palace in the United States.

During the Gold Rush of 1849, California miners sent their laundry to Hawaii for washing and pressing.

And my personal fav... it is illegal to own a mongoose in the state of hawaii without a permit.

Answer 4

The island of Kaua'i is thought to be a remnant of Lemuria.

The Hawaiian language is vibrationally far more powerful than english-- it's a sacred language, in essence, as is the case with sanskrit, hebrew, and some others.

Those who are truly "Elders" among the Polynesian people, are far wiser and more valuable to the entire human species, than are the psychopaths, mostly european types, who own and run this planet for their own benefit and profit.

Answer 5

I lived in Hawaii for 3 years. The most interesting fact I learned was that Hawaii has no snakes. The mongoose were brought to the island to rid the sugarcane fields of rats. However, rats are nocturnal and mongoose aren't. The mongoose did rid the island of states, though.

Answer 6

That they representatives of the United States government arrested our Queen and by force of arms (yes, guns!) confined her to her palace and forced her to sign papers for the annexation of Hawaii.

While imprisoned, she wrote many beautiful songs. She was skilled in music. Like that song, "Aloha 'Oe" bidding farewall to a loved one. It has been speculated that she wrote this song with the Hawaiian people in mind.
Lilo (from Lilo & Stitch the movie) sings this song during the movie. This song and many others that she wrote are still performed today.

Answer 7

The wettest place on earth is Mount Waialeale on Kauai. It receives an average of 460 inches of rain a year.

The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters: a, e, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, u, w.

Answer 8

We have our own dialect.. and we call it "pidgin". Mainlanders call it "broken English". It originially came about back in the old days when a lot of people from many different ethnic backgrounds were working together in the sugarcane fields and they needed to communicate with each other. Nowadays a lot of people talk like that and it's just a local thing.

Shoots, cuz.

Answer 9

The state's name is possibly derived from a native Hawaiian word for homeland, hawaiki or owhyhee.

Answer 10

here is two for you...

first there are no indigenous ants to Hawaii, they came by boat with white settlers

second, the beautiful white sandy beaches were imported from California, the original beaches were mud