Tuesday, November 10, 2009

About Hawaii




Hawaii is a state of the United States. Hawaii was discovered by James Cook, a British explorer on January 10, 1778. The native Hawaiian islands is Polynesian tribes. King Kamehameha I who was born in the year 1758, is a great king who had ruled over the Hawaiian Islands about the year 1810. Kamehameha dynasty was succeeded by his descendants until Kamehameha V, who died on December 11, 1872, which is the last successor of Kamehameha dynasty.

History of Hawaii's leadership was passed on by some big names such as Kamehameha relatives Lunalilo, Kalakaua, Liliuokalani, and finally entered in the set of American colonies in 1900, and ratified as a state of the United States to 50, on 21 August 1959.

At the congress of 1993, President Clinton had to apologize to all ethnic groups of Hawaii, the Hawaiian royal dynasty of destruction. Hawaii is one of the top tourist island in the world, the potential of natural beauty and marine tourism is "super nice" makes Hawaii renowned throughout the world over.

Other Famous people from Hawaii is Duke Kahanamoku, who is the inventor of surf sports.

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