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It seems like a series of Hawaii Island. It’s about plants, birds, and animals, so that today is about people.

I wrote about the history of Hawaii in the Hawaii Island – Living Things – , and I write about the detail.

About 1,500 years ago
Polynesians arrived at Island of Hawaii where nobody lived. They came with canoes relying solely on the starlight.

About 1,000 years ago
Many migrants came from Tahiti. The basic Hawaiian ancient foundation of faith that the gods or half-gods and half-person brought in at this time. Hawaiian culture has been prominent for centuries, and an art called Hula, a sport called surfing were born. (According to my tour guide, there were some internecine battles but they were more like sports than war)

1778
British James Cook landed in Kauai Island, contact with Western civilization began from here

1810
Hawai’i islands were unified by Kamehameha I, and Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was founded

1820
Missionaries migrated from America, Christ culture was settled

1843
UK declared Hawaii’s possession

1849
France declared Hawaii’s possession

1850
Organized immigration started from China (to work at plantations)

1868
Japanese immigrants began
*Immigrants from various countries such as Portugal, Germany, Norway, Scotland, Puerto Rico, from other than China and Japan
*Japanese immigrants were the most, and 70% of sugarcane workers were occupied by Japanese immigrants in 1902

1881
King Kalakaua came to Japan to meet Emperor Meiji and formally signed an immigration agreement with the Meiji Government. He proposed strengthening the relationship between the Hawaii and Japan, and their federal system due to marriage by the Hawaiian princess and Japanese prince. Because the king had a sense of crisis in the political and economic invasion of the United States. However, he was refused by the Japanese government concerned about worsening relations with the US.

1894
Republic of Hawaii was established with Sanford Ballard Dole as a president

1895
Queen Lili’uokalani was abolished

1898
The United States annexed the Republic of Hawaii, and became Hawaii Territory of the United States of America

1924
Emigration from Japan became impossible due to the enforcement of Japan Immigration Immigration Law, the number of Japanese who immigrated had reached about 210,000

1941
Pearl Harbor attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy, battle between America and Japan

1959
Hawaii was promoted to the 50th state of America

Reference: Wikipedia

Every era, various races came to the islands, and the top changed often by looking at the relationship between the islands and people. That’s why Hawaii is called as melting pot place the most.

As a Japanese, 1881 is featured year. The new culture would be born if Hawaii and Japan were united at that time, interesting.

One more thing, tourism industry is now the best industry, but in the 20th century sugar and pineapple plantation was driving the economy of Hawaii. Immigrants from various countries worked at plantations, but their life seemed to have been very severe. It is said that some people escaped without being able to endure their lives. Japanese immigrants were the most in 1902 as I wrote above, because they worked very hard and they were patient. They worked hard as started companies or business after working at plantation was declined. I saw a lot of Japanese family names of shop signs, there were menus in Japanese at restaurants or cafes there.

It seems that there were a lot of hard work, I asked a Japanese woman who lives in Hawaii Island about the situation at the time. She said “I thought that it was pretty harsh living, and she saw some pictures then. Unexpectedly their faces were gentle and smiling. I was relieved somehow. Maybe this warm weather makes them so”. Her words were impressed. I think the close relationship between Hawaii and Japan nowadays relates to predecessors’ efforts.

Today’s pictures are the statue of Kamehameha I and old people who sing Hawaiian songs at a community center behind that statue. There are people of various races, the atmosphere was peaceful and warm.

*Today’s main picture is from www.tourmaui.com