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Native Hawai’ians in the Pacific Northwest

Native Hawai’ians in the Pacific Northwest. a narrative…. Hawaii Timeline. 0-500 AD Polynesians arrive in Hawai’i. 1778 James Cook, British explorer, lands on the island of Kaua’i. 1810 Kamehameha I unifies the islands as an independent Kingdom.

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Native Hawai’ians in the Pacific Northwest

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  1. Native Hawai’ians inthe Pacific Northwest a narrative…

  2. Hawaii Timeline • 0-500 AD Polynesians arrive in Hawai’i. • 1778 James Cook, British explorer, lands on the island of Kaua’i. • 1810 Kamehameha I unifies the islands as an independent Kingdom. • 1820 First group of American Protestant missionaries arrive. • 1840 First Constitutional government. • 1848 Māhele or Land Division allows private land ownership. • 1873 William Charles Lunalilo, first-elected king. • 1874 David Kalakuah, known as the Merrie Monarch, is elected king. • 1883 PrincessPauhiwrites her Last Will and Testament. • 1884 Pauahi is diagnosed with breast cancer. She dies on October 16. • 1891 Lili’uokalani ascends throne. • 1893 Queen Lili’uokaiani ousted by American businessmen and placed under house arrest • 1894 The Hawaiian Kingdom is declared a Republic. • 1898 A Joint Resolution of Annexation in the U.S. Congress passes. President McKinley signs it into law. • 1900 Hawai’i becomes a Territory of the United States. • 1917 Queen Lili’uokalani dies. • 1920 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act establishes Hawaiian homestead lands. • 1941 Pearl Harbor attacked by Japan. • 1959 Hawai’i becomes the 50th state. • 1993 100th anniversary of the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. U.S. apologizes for illegal take-over. -www.northwesthawaiitimes.com

  3. Native Hawai’ians in the Pacific Northwest • The first Hawaiians were recruited in 1811 by the North West Company • Canoeing and swimming skills • Pacific NW towns named after Hawai’ians: • Kalama = Kalama river and town • Joe Friday = Friday Harbor in San Juan

  4. Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition • Regional World’s fair held in 1909 • Included Specialized exhibits for: • Woman’s role in pioneering the west • Japan • Hawaii

  5. Islands of the Hawaiian Pavilion Construction • 1962 for the World Fair in Seattle • Juxtaposition of “Tiki torches and the Space Needle” <--Queen Anne "Never before, perhaps, has world civilization been so absorbed in its own future. The rockets that man sends overhead are marking paths which he will follow. He seeks to free himself from the the bounds of Earth. it is the aim of the Century 21 Exposition to portray this new era - to take its millions of visitors from the cultures of today's world into the multihued projection of what lies ahead - to preview the ways man will work and play and live in the year two thousand.” -Century 21. 1961

  6. World’s Fair Memorabilia

  7. Live Aloha! Festival/ Festal • Seattle Center • September

  8. The Northwest Hawai’i Times • Began publication in April 2004 • Provides a gathering place • “The reason for a Hawai`i newspaper is to report, in our own language, the news and stories of the Islands and of islanders that donﾕt appear in the mainstream press in the Northwest. The linguistic codes used in this paper reflect the way islanders speak and think, which is often different from the ways of non-islanders” • “disseminate information about the people and historical events that have made Hawai`i the place it is today. Some of the stories are difficult and painful to read, but they must be understood and remembered in order for us to be informed and to follow what is currently taking place.” • (all descriptions from the editor of northwesthawaiitimes.com)

  9. How the community Persists and Preserves • Hawaii Radio Connection • 8:00 am on AM 1540 KXPA • North Shore Radio Hawaii • Northwest Hawai’i Times • Cultural Organizations • Lokahi ‘Ohana O Hawai’i • Hui Wa’a O Puget Sound • Hui Hoaloha ‘Ulana • Also known as the Hawaii Club at the UW Local business owner and Native Hawaiian Gail Stringer pictured on right with friends

  10. Current Local Businesses • The Hawaii General Store • 258 NE 45th St • Hawaii BBQ Restaurant • 5016 University Way N.E. • Kauai Family Restaurant • 6324 Sixth Ave S • North Shore Hawaiian Barbeque • 606 N 105th St • Kona Kitchen • Wedgwood • Aloha Plates • International District

  11. Obama’s Hawaiian Roots • “On January 20, 2009, Hawai`i-born Barrack Hussein Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America. With great pride we celebrate his election to the highest office in the land, and wish him clear skies and kind winds as he steers a troubled ship of state.” - The Pacific NW Hawaiian Times

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