Hawaiians

= **The Hawaiians A Perspective on American History ** = = **by Abbie Maloney and Isabelle Watts** =

**I****ntroduction:** The Hawaiians are a Native American group. Pre-1492, they lived in the region now called Hawaii in the U.S. and which is near a whole lot of water. Geographical features that would have limited this group’s ability to move include: the Pacific Ocean. Pre-1492, this group probably interacted with its neighbors, the Polynesian islands. Eventually, the Hawaiians would shape American history in the following ways: by contributing Hawaiian language and beliefs to U.S. culture, by continuing to be an example of a Native American group with significant pride in its culture, and by contributing Obama to the U.S. presidency.

The Hawaiians believed that Hawaii was created by Pele, the goddess of Volcanoes. They also believed that the people was created by her too. The Hawaiians also had other gods like Laka was the god of forest goddess, Kihawahine was the water spirit goddess and Haunea was the earth goddess.
 * Religion (Worldview):**

1,283,388
 * Population in the United States:**


 * HISTORY:**

Before 1492, Polynesians populated Hawaii and Raiatea and Bora Bora did, too. Although there is no record of how Hawaiians lived before 1492, we can guess they lived traditionally -- fishing and cultivating crops like sweet potato, coconut, and banana. They were ruled by chiefs and participated in many rituals associated with the volcano gods.
 * 1492: Columbus’ Arrival in the Americas**


 * 1521: Cortes Encounters the Aztecs in Mexico**
 * 1607: English Colonists Arrive at Jamestown**


 * 1687: English Colonies Expand**

In the late 1700s, the kingdom of Hawaii broke in pieces. In 1778, Captain James Cook, who was English, first came to the Hawaiian islands. It's not clear whether Cook caused Hawaii to break into pieces.
 * 1776-1787: American Revolution; U.S. Constitution**

In 1810, Kamehameha I joined Hawaii under one ruler. In 1820, Christian missionaries arrived and were given permission by Kamehameha II to work in Hawaii for one year.
 * 1802: Tlingit Battle the Russians at Sitka**

In 1839, Kamehameha III changed the government of Hawaii to a constitutional monarchy, which organized the government and gave Hawaii more power in dealings with Western ships. Also in 1839, a French ship threatened war against Hawaii if they did not change their practices of torturing and/or imprisoning Christians. Kamehameha III did not want war so he paid $20,000 in apology and made a law that Christianity would now be tolerated.
 * 1839: Amistad; The Trail of Tears**

In 1843, a British ship landed in Hawaii and demanded Hawaii submit to the British crown. The captain of the ship, Paulet, was made to step down and Hawaiian independence was restored.

In 1849 Louis Formalin of France came and demanded full religious rights to Catholics.
 * 1850: Fugitive Slave Act made**

In 1874, Hawaii agreed to ONLY trade with the U.S.
 * 1863: U.S. Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation**

In 1898, the United States government overthrew the Hawaiian government and declared it a U.S. territory. Hawaii became a U.S. state in 1959 -- the 50th.
 * 1890: Westward Movement; Reform Movements**

In 1993, U.S. Congress issued an official apology to native Hawaiians for the overthrow of their government in 1898. Today, most of Hawaii money is from pineapple and sugarcane. The approximate population is 1,283,388. Hawaii became known for a really high amount of tourists and became a tourist town.
 * 2009 Today:**

Works Cited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hawaii clipart.com mpk.com alohajoe.com spectregroup.wordpress.com hawaii1st.com