Questioning government and economic decisions today. American influence, in addition, has also hadĪnd a cheapening of Hawaiian culture have resulted from the attempt of creatingīlame to factors whose effects have laid the basis for Hawaii today would be Man to have united the islands under one kingdom. Rest of the world and as a result, foreign goods and capital flowed into King Kamehameha I opened up trade with the Perhaps this focus on Cook, this use of him as a myth, is a way toĭivert the focus - whether intentionally or unconsciously - from other factorsĮqually or more detrimental to Hawaiian culture. In preventing scurvy are often ignored in light of the disease and weakening of Negative and one-sided Cook's role as an important navigator and his efforts James Cook as the catalyst that began the stream of outside influence to the Many people of Hawaii today assign blame to Influence as negative, Cook as the injector of disease into the primitive, Retaining Hawaiian culture in past decades, many have come to view Western With growing awareness of the importance of Take pride in diversity and celebrate old Hawaiian tradition. Vulnerable Hawaiian people, dilute old traditions, and destroy indigenousĪcceptance into the union as the 50th State of America in 1959,Ĭommercialization, together with tourism, made the Hawaiian Islands recognizedĬulturally diverse and ideologically accepting, its culture a unique blend of And these changes would bring diseases to the The world now knew about Hawaii and established trading ties Ĭhristianity was soon manifested upon the native people and old traditions toįorm of enterprise and schooling was implemented. Lono, he brought with him Western ideology and practices that would foreverĬhange the Hawaiian culture and way of living. Stepping on the island of Oahu and upon being received by natives as their god Captain James Cook was the first European

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