Archive for April 2009
You are browsing the archives of 2009 April.
The greatest navigators in the world
Legend joined both the geological and historical reality. The trip to Tahiti, one that did the Polynesian settlers - the second wave of settlers, more specifically, the first part is half a millennium earlier, from the fifth century of our era, the Marquesas Islands.
The discoveries of archaeologists, linguists and geneticists gradually draw the portrait of the most incredible human migration ever undertaken: the conquest of the Pacific, waves, by groups of men and women who left in Southeast Asia is 50 000 years ago. Scathing aboard canoes, and large double-hulled canoes (similar to catamarans present) developed as stated control of navigation, they occupied over the centuries a third of the planet. Black Peoples of the
Hawaii & the Balkans
The native Hawaiian government reorganization act is to grant, if approved, the same legal status to the original inhabitants, the islands that have the American Indians and Native Americans of Alaska.
112 years have passed since li Kingdom of Hawaii was conquered - military - from the U.S. (which also have apologized 15 years ago) by becoming the fiftieth star of the flag. Now the 250 thousand indigenous people, all of Polynesian origin, strong autonomy and gain recognition after the vote to the U.S. Senate. It is believed that the Native Hawaiian Act will pass, despite opposition from many Republicans, who fear the balkanization of the country.
Shopping in Hawaii: Your Vacation gets color
Ala Moana Center - 1450 Ala Moana Blvd
It ‘a huge shopping mall, with’ s fifty restaurants and over 200 stores. Here are the American department stores such as Sears, Macy’s and Neiman Marcus.
Aloha Tower Marketplace - 1 Aloha Tower Downtown Dr - tel: 808 566 2337
Easily accessible on foot from the city center, this shopping [...]
Life and fun night to Honolulu
HONOLULU, the capital of Hawaii, is one of the cities in the world more full of local and nightclubs, so certainly will not leave disappointed lovers of nightlife.
Anna Bannanas - Moiliili 2440 S Beretania St, 96826 - tel: 808 946 5190
Disco near ‘University.
Music: rock / pop / live music
Doris Duke Theater - Sheridan Park
Cinema
Hank’s Cafe [...]
A list of some of the main Hotel in the city of Hawaii
Ala Moana Hotel - Ala Moana 410 Atkinson Dr, 96814-4722 - tel: 808 955 4811, fax: 808 944 6839 www.alamoanahotel.com
He prices moderate - high.
Located on the south-eastern of Ala Moana Center, has 1169 rooms, there is present mainly for business travelers.
Bamboo - Waikiki 2425 Kuhio Ave, 96815 - tel: 808 866 406 2782 - www.aquabamboo.com
Late [...]
The “Big Island” of Hawaii
The “Big Island” of Hawaii is, in terms of geographical environment, the more diverse the ‘whole archipelago: its surface alternating rain forests, arid and desert landscapes, volcanoes, mountains, white snow in the winter months.
With an area of 10,432 sqkm. In addition, an ‘extension of 430 km coastline, is the largest of the lot.
Is separated from [...]
Honeymoon in Hawaii
Hawaii Islands, Big Island
The island of Hawaii, usually called the Big Island, so far almost double all the other islands of the harvest set. From the geographical point of view is the most heterogeneous all characterized by deserts, rainforests, volcanoes, and at least in winter, snow-white peaks. Five major volcanoes (Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Kilauea, [...]
History of Hawaii
J. Cook officially discovered the islands of Hawaii in 1778 (though historical sources are telling as had been first sighted by Spanish navigators).
A native monarch, Kamehameha the Great, who in 1795 occupied the islands of Maui and Molokhai across the channel to the island of Oahu, ruled the archipelago.
The conquest of ‘island of Ohau marks [...]