Monthly Archives: February 2011

“The Aloha State” became the 50th state in 1959, but the history of Hawaii goes back centuries earlier. Roughly 1,500 years ago, Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands first set foot on Hawaii’s Large Island. With only the stars to guide them, they miraculously sailed over 2000 miles in canoes to migrate to the Islands. A …

1959 was a pivotal year for the city of Honolulu. In August of 1959, Hawaii was declared the 50th state of the United States of America, normal jet service began between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii and the Ala Moana center opened its doors for the first time. Honolulu personal training can assist eliminate myths …

According to oral histories and traditions, the first settlement of Honolulu is attributed to Polynesian travelers that arrived around the 12th century. King Kamehameha I later conquered the island of Oahu in the Battle of Nuuanu Pali and moved the capital of his empire from the Big Island to Waikiki around 1804. When visiting Waikiki …

In the 1900s, a lot of sugar refineries and plantations began to be established with the boundaries of the community of Kaneohe. This was simply because Kaneohe became of the main sugar producing areas of Hawaii, and the business grew to turn out to be extremely big. Because of the fact that a lot of …

Within the Second World War, a main component was played by the community of Kaneohe and also the Kaneohe Bay. This war was fought within the middle of the 1900s. the initial bomb which was dropped on the island was on the shores of this island which was a tropical paradise. Japanese carriers and ships …

In the 16th century, Kailua attracted the ali’i giving birth to many rich Hawaiian legends, some of which may be found in written and oral reminiscences in Hawaii State Libraries. Many legends were born here including the menehune who were known for working at night in Kaiwainui Marsh and mo’o who took the shape of …

Historians and researchers believe that it is possible that Kailua was house to Hawaiian families at least 1,500 years ago. The earliest settlers are thought to have lived fished and played on the slopes surrounding Kawainui Marsh. A Bishop Museum report on archaeological excavations of the marshland concludes that when the marsh slopes had been …

Waimānalo Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the District of Koʻolaupoko on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. This small windward community is located near the eastern end of the island and the climate is dry. As of the 2000 Census, the …

Waimānalo is close to, but somewhat separate from the neighborhood of Waimānalo Beach. Waimānalo has a small commercial center along Kalanianaʻole Highway, but is separated from the shoreline and Waimānalo Beach (the longest stretch of sandy shoreline on Oʻahu) by Bellows Air Force Station. Waimānalo is noteworthy for its local flavor and large agricultural lots …