1. Aloha Hawaii: Land of Culture

2. Before we get started, can you: Name all of the Hawaiian Islands? Name one famous Hawaiian? Identify the major export of Hawaii? State when Hawaii became a state? Determine the major religion of Hawaii? Analyze one major difference in the culture of Hawaii and your own?

3. In the Beginning… 1 st inhabitants were Polynesians from the Marquesas between 300 CE and 1000CE Later wave came from Tahiti around 1300 who introduced a line of high chiefs and human sacrifice

4. European Contact James Cook was 1 st European (British Explorer) to arrive in 1798 He was killed on his 2 nd visit When more Europeans arrived they brought disease and the native population plunged American missionaries arrived in 1820; converted chiefs and rest of population to Protestant Christianity; also taught “civilized ways”

5. King Kamehameha’s House

6. Kingdoms and Statehood Hawaii was a kingdom from 1810-1893 Republic of Hawaii from 1894-1898 Became a US territory in 1898 Finally became a state on August 21, 1959

7. Hawaiian Culture Many religions Main language is English, some Hawaiian, and Pidgin Population of 1,211,537 Luau’s, Hula, Music, Art, Nature You will find more out on your own!!!!

8. Buddhist Temple (also seen in Lost)

9. Ethnicities 40.32% White 2.83% Black 2.07% American Indian or Alaskan Native 58.19% Asian 23.9% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander With so many different people, what does this do to culture???

10. Go Forth and Research for Yourself!

11. Mahalo