Author : Denby Fawcett
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780615881294
This book traces the life of Diamond Head crater from its birth to its use by hikers and the military today.
Author : Susan W. Thrane
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,96 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781550464573
A magnificent celebration of America's state capitol buildings. These glorious buildings are, in the author's words, "the homes of history," where laws are passed, where democracy is enacted, where history is written. Though each state capitol bears some similarity to the other forty-nine, each in its architecture and design reflects uniquely the pride of its state, both culturally and historically. For this unprecedented project, photographer Tom Patterson traveled to each of America's fifty state capitals to capture the architectural beauty and dignity of its capitol building in glorious large-format color images. Writer Susan W. Thrane reveals fascinating details about each capitol building's beginnings: the events surrounding construction background on its architects and builders dimensions and costs primary features and main rooms unique furnishings and works of art. The book also discusses important moments in the history of each building and the state itself, including: the origin of the state's name its capital city when the state was admitted to the Union, and the number of members in its legislative bodies.
Author : Hawaii
Publisher :
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 17,29 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : Roger Bell
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 35,49 MB
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 082487904X
Last Among Equals is the first detailed account of Hawaii's quest for statehood. It is a story of struggle and accommodation, of how Hawaii was gradually absorbed into the politcal, economic, and ideological structures of American life. It also recounts the complex process that came into play when the states of the Union were confronted with the difficulty of granting admission to a non-contiguous territory with an overwhelmingly non-Caucasian population. More than any previous study of modern Hawaii, this book explains why Hawaii's legitimate claims to equality and autonomy as a state were frustrated for more than half a century. Last Among Equals is sure to remain a standard reference for modern Hawaiian and American political historians. As important, it will require a reevaluation of two commonly held myths: that of racial harmony in Hawaii and that of automatic equality under the Constitution of the United States.
Author : Mary Kawena Pukui
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 24,97 MB
Release : 1976-12-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780824805241
How many place names are there in the Hawaiian Islands? Even a rough estimate is impossible. Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe landings, resting places in the forests, and the tiniest spots where miraculous events are believed to have taken place. And place names are far from static--names are constantly being given to new houses and buildings, streets and towns, and old names are replaced by new ones. It is essential, then, to record the names and the lore associated with them now, while Hawaiians are here to lend us their knowledge. And, whatever the fate of the Hawaiian language, the place names will endure. The first edition of Place Names of Hawaii contained only 1,125 entries. The coverage is expanded in the present edition to include about 4,000 entries, including names in English. Also, approximately 800 more names are included in this volume than appear in the second edition of the Atlas of Hawaii.
Author : Sasha Issenberg
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 28,81 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1524748730
The riveting story of the fight for same-sex marriage in the United States--the most important civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium. On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal throughout the United States. But the road to victory was much longer than many know. In this seminal work, Sasha Issenberg takes us back to Hawaii in the 1990s, when that state's supreme court first started grappling with the issue, and traces the fight for marriage equality from the enactment of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 to the Goodridge decision that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, and finally to the seminal Supreme Court decisions of Windsor and Obergefell. This meticulously reported work sheds new light on every aspect of this fraught history and brings to life the perspectives of those who fought courageously for the right to marry as well as those who fervently believed that same-sex marriage would destroy the nation. It is sure to become the definitive book on one of the most important civil rights fights of our time.
Author : Liliuokalani (Queen of Hawaii)
Publisher :
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 25,23 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Hawaii
ISBN :
Author : John Hamilton
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 42,33 MB
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1680774174
Welcome to Hawaii, the Aloha State! Your students will go surfing at Waikiki Beach, explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, hula dance at a luau, explore the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, and more as they learn about Hawaii's history, plants and animals, industries, sports, cities, famous people, and more in this fun, fact-filled title. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
Page : 2002 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN :
Author : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher :
Page : 1732 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN :
