how does the state of Hawaii have it's own culture/language?

Question

I mean, it's a state, but it has it's own language? What's Hawaii's history? Was it inhabitaded by people, but the the USA just clamied it?

Answer 1

hawaii was inhabited by polynesian sailors who were incredible navigators, and who knows maybe they had people there before then. it was only made a state in 1959. hawaii has a rich culture and what i am personally into about hawaii is the tradition of kahuna shamanism that was and is still practiced today. hawaii is a pretty new place, too geographically. it is made of mostly volcanic activity. before the US "claimed" hawaii there were people on it. you should read the encyclopedia or just go there if you want to learn about the history.

Answer 2

Archaeologic evidence points to earliest habitation in the 11th century, probably by Polynesian settlers from the Marquesas, Raiatea and Bora Bora. The first recorded European contact with the islands was in 1778 by British explorer James Cook. However, substantial evidence (Stokes 1932 for example) exists of earlier Spanish visits to Hawaii.

Hawaii is one of four constituent states of the United States that was an independent nation prior to its statehood, along with California, Texas, and Vermont. The Kingdom of Hawaii existed from 1810 until 1893, when the monarchy was overthrown. It was an independent republic from 1894 until 1898. It was annexed by the United States in 1898, became a territory in 1900 and has been a state since 1959

Answer 3

I live in Hawaii, we have a Hawaiian language but we are part of the USA. Hawaii was discovered by some sailor guy, he then changed the Hawaiian language to make it more understandable. He also taught Hawaiians how to speak english. Then later on Hawaii became the 50th state.

Answer 4

According to the Hawaii Department of Health no paper birth certificates were destroyed. Here is the actual quote by Janice Okubo, public info officer for that department: "I am not aware of any birth certificate records that have been destroyed by the department. When the department went electronic in 2001, vital records, whether in paper form or any other form, [were] maintained. We don't destroy records." The buzz is that CNN chief Jon Klein is the one who claimed in an email to his staff that the story of the birth certificate was "dead" because the records were destroyed. He then ordered Dobbs to quit reporting on the issue. Klein reportedly claimed that CNN researchers discovered the destruction of the records in an investigation. He is quoted as saying in the email: "It seems to definitely answer the question. . . because anyone who still is not convinced doesn't really have a legitimate beef." So . . . we all feel so much better now that CNN is on the story, right?

Answer 5

LOL. well basically yes.
USA comes in, says "we can do this the easy way or the hard way"
and so the hawaiian people are now part of america

Answer 6

The US came into ownership of Hawaii. It used to be its own country with its own language and culture. Now we own it. It's kind of like Puerto Rico. It's a separate country, but one of these days we'll probably give it statehood too.

Answer 7

Because it was considered a Polynesian Island be for Americans conquered it and took over.. And Americans did a lot more dirty deeds to the Hawaiians... And yes they had their very own languages................... Americans did to the Hawaiians, The same thing that the cowboys and soldiers did to the Americans Indians.. Yes it was that bad...............................................................................................

Answer 8

S.J.RES.19
Title: A joint resolution to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/21/1993) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 11/23/1993 Became Public Law No: 103-150.

SUMMARY AS OF:
1/21/1993--Introduced.

Declares that the Congress: (1) on the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893, acknowledges the historical significance of this event which resulted in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people; (2) commends efforts of reconciliation initiated by Hawaii and the United Church of Christ with Native Hawaiians; (3) apologizes for the overthrow and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; (4) expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow in order to provide a foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and (5) urges the President to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow and to support reconciliation efforts.
MAJOR ACTIONS:

1/21/1993 Introduced in Senate
8/6/1993 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 103-126.
10/27/1993 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 65-34. Record Vote No: 332.
11/15/1993 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
11/23/1993 Signed by President.
11/23/1993 Became Public Law No: 103-150.
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JOINT RESOLUTION

To acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Whereas, prior to the arrival of the first Europeans in 1778, the Native Hawaiian people lived in a highly organized, self-sufficient, subsistent social system based on communal land tenure with a sophisticated language, culture, and religion;

Whereas a unified monarchical government of the Hawaiian Islands was established in 1810 under Kamehameha I, the first King of Hawaii;

Whereas, from 1826 until 1893, the United States recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii, extended full and complete diplomatic recognition to the Hawaiian Government, and entered into treaties and conventions with the Hawaiian monarchs to govern commerce and navigation in 1826, 1842, 1849, 1875, and 1887;

Whereas the Congregational Church (now known as the United Church of Christ), through its American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, sponsored and sent more than 100 missionaries to the Kingdom of Hawaii between 1820 and 1850;

Whereas, on January 14, 1893, John L. Stevens (hereafter referred to in this Resolution as the `United States Minister'), the United States Minister assigned to the sovereign and independent Kingdom of Hawaii conspired with a small group of non-Hawaiian residents of the Kingdom of Hawaii, including citizens of the United States, to overthrow the indigenous and lawful Government of Hawaii;

Whereas, in pursuance of the conspiracy to overthrow the Government of Hawaii, the United States Minister and the naval representatives of the United States caused armed naval forces of the United States to invade the sovereign Hawaiian nation on January 16, 1893, and to position themselves near the Hawaiian Government buildings and the Iolani Palace to intimidate Queen Liliuokalani and her Government;

Whereas, on the afternoon of January 17, 1893, a Committee of Safety that represented the American and European sugar planters, descendents of missionaries, and financiers deposed the Hawaiian monarchy and proclaimed the establishment of a Provisional Government;

Whereas the United States Minister thereupon extended diplomatic recognition to the Provisional Government that was formed by the conspirators without the consent of the Native Hawaiian people or the lawful Government of Hawaii and in violation of treaties between the two nations and of international law;

Whereas, soon thereafter, when informed of the risk of bloodshed with resistance, Queen Liliuokalani issued the following statement yielding her authority to the United States Government rather than to the Provisional Government:

`I Liliuokalani, by the Grace of God and under the Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen, do hereby solemnly protest against any and all acts done against myself and the Constitutional Government of the Hawaiian Kingdom by certain persons claiming to have established a Provisional Government of and for this Kingdom.

`That I yield to the superior force of the United States of America whose Minister Plenipotentiary, His Excellency John L. Stevens, has caused United States troops to be landed at Honolulu and declared that he would support the Provisional Government.

`Now to avoid any collision of armed forces, and perhaps the loss of life, I do this under protest and impelled by said force yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representatives and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the Constitutional Sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands.'.

Done at Honolulu this 17th day of January, A.D. 1893.;

Whereas, without the active support and intervention by the United States diplomatic and military representatives, the insurrection against the Government of Queen Liliuokalani would have failed for lack of popular support and insufficient arms;

Whereas, on February 1, 1893, the United States Minister raised the American flag and proclaimed Hawaii to be a protectorate of the United States;

Whereas the report of a Presidentially established investigation conducted by former Congressman James Blount into the events surrounding the insurrection and overthrow of January 17, 1893, concluded that the United States diplomatic and military representatives had abused their authority and were responsible for the change in government;

Whereas, as a result of this investigation, the United States Minister to Hawaii was recalled from his diplomatic post and the military commander of the United States armed forces stationed in Hawaii was disciplined and forced to resign his commission;

Whereas, in a message to Congress on December 18, 1893, President Grover Cleveland reported fully and accurately on the illegal acts of the conspirators, described such acts as an `act of war, committed with the participation of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of Congress', and acknowledged that by such acts the government of a peaceful and friendly people was overthrown;

Whereas President Cleveland further concluded that a `substantial wrong has thus been done which a due regard for our national character as well as the rights of the injured people requires we should endeavor to repair' and called for the restoration of the Hawaiian monarchy;

Whereas the Provisional Government protested President Cleveland's call for the restoration of the monarchy and continued to hold state power and pursue annexation to the United States;

Whereas the Provisional Government successfully lobbied the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate (hereafter referred to in this Resolution as the `Committee') to conduct a new investigation into the events surrounding the overthrow of the monarchy;
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