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Hawaiian Tradition

Consumer Power: Order from Small Businesses and Support Local Business

When you want to order flowers or a gift, for a loved one, whether it is a birthday, anniversary, wedding or just to say thank you, we have a tremendous choice of where we go to order. If we are looking for let’s say, an online florist, it is easy enough to find something quickly. [...]

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Ancient Hawaiians- Celestial Architects

By Pamela Murphy,
For centuries, the Hawaiian culture has sculpted their lives using the celestial maps for survival. They crossed the oceans using the stars to navigate their path. They created a lunar calendar, which had 12 or 13 months with 30 days. Each of these days had a moon phase and [...]

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Hawaii State Bird, Flower and Tree

Did you know that …

The Hawaii State Bird is the Hawaiian goose (Nene).
The Hawaii State Flower is the Yellow Hibiscus (“pua aloalo” or “pua ma�o hau hele”) / (hibiscus brackenridgei).
The Hawaii State Tree is the Candlenut (Kukui) / (aleurites moluccana).

You may also be interested to know that …

The capital city of Hawaii is [...]

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Swimming With Dolphins May Be Hazardous To Their Health

Over the last few years, the excitement of “swimming with dolphins” has grown in popularity. There are several places in guidebooks and in tourist holidays that even include this amazing event. However, recently research has shown that we are disturbing these lovely creatures.

The numbers of dolphin coming into the safe bays of the Hawaiian Islands [...]

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Leis are the Hawaiian Tradition for Pre-Summer Events

It’s a common fashion statement in Hawaii to see people wearing leis. The season starts in April, during the Merrie Monarch Hula and Cultural Festival, continuing with the Hawaiian Lei Holiday of Lei Day-which falls on May Day into the very popular graduation and wedding months of June and July. Oh, of course, lei [...]

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