Hawaii

​ ​ ​** __Hawaii__ **// By:KJ //

Hawaii, or as some people say, "The Aloha State"  i s a very beautiful place. Hawaii’s state motto is Ua Mau ke ea okaina I ke pono. It means “the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness." Hawaii applied for statehood in 1959 and now its now the 50th state in America.When you first visit Hawaii you, will notice all these beautiful flowers. These flowers are called hibiscus. The hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. Also Hawaii's state bird is the Nene. It is very s imilar to the Canadian goose, but the Canadian gooses face, cap, and hindneck are black.Therefore, those are some important facts about Hawaii that you should know about.



__ history __

Well, first we have to start out who found Hawaii. On July 12, 1776 James Cook left from plymouth. The goal of the trip was to find out if there was a North American continent. He sailed around Africa and stopped at Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti on the way north. On the way back, Cook sailed to the Hawaiian Islands to repair his ship. He named the group of islands “The Sandwich Isles” after his friend, John Montague. Next, in 1835, the first sugar plantation established in Koloa. That was very to the history because that is how Hawaii makes its money by shipping the sugar to the United States. Next, we are going to talk about a little bit more on how Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. In 1840, Britain, France, and the United States thought Hawaii as its own independent kingdom. Hawaii was then controlled by king Kamehameha III. But, the Britain and France want to controll the islands, so Kamehameha III placed Hawaii under United States protection in 1875. In 1887, the United States got permission to establish a navy base in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii 's population and economy grew, and the pineapple and sugar production grew. Then, on August 21, 1959, Hawaii was accepted into the United States as the 50th State.Next, we all know what happened on December 7, 1941. In World War II japanese did a "sneak attacked" on Pearl Harbor. They bombed Pearl Harbor and about 2,403 died.Finally, the last important fact is on September 11,1992 hurricane Iniki was the third most damaging hurricane in the world. It was classified a four on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Thats winds up to 155 mph! There were also storm waves 20 to 35 feet tall. The damages that hurricane Iniki cost was $3 billion.



__Things i want to see or do in Hawaii __

Hawaii has some very historical and exciting things to do and see. Such as seeing the Spouting Horn in Kauai, or Pearl Harbor in Oahu. Things i want to do there is to go snorkeling and see the beautiful fish. Another thing I want to do in Hawaii is to go to the black beach. At the black beach they sometimes have lots of turtles there. Even though you can’t touch them it will be the same just to admire their beauty. I also want to see the palm trees just blow in the wind and the chickens roaming in the streets. I want to go to Hawaii because well, I already been there and it will be amazing just to go again and see the beautiful islands. There is lots of things to do in Hawaii, but these are just some of the things i want to see.





__Itinerary __ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

__<span style="color: #450745; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wednesday, December 23,2009 - Philadelphia __ <span style="color: #450745; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Today we have to wake up super early so we can get to the Philadelphia airport at 6:45am. First, we have to take 3 airplanes to get to Kauai, one at Philadelphia, another at Charlotte, and last one at Hawaii. All together it will take 15 hours and 42 minutes. After all of that craziness we will arrive at the Sheraton Kauai Resort. Finally, we will go to sleep listening to the waves from the ocean.

__Thursday, December 24, 2009 - Kauai__ Today we were awoken to a tropical rain. We unpacked the rest of the things and headed down to the Spouting Horn. We were amazed on how high the water shoots in the air ( about 50 feet). Later, we went to the Bar Acuda, and I got the grilled pancetta wrapped sea scallop. They were delicious!

__Friday, December 25, 2009 - Kauai__ Today we went to Lawaii beach to snorkel. My dad got some fish food to feed the fish during snorkeling. We so many kinds of fish and lots of them were around my dad because he has the food. We did snorkeling most of the day. By the time I got out the water I looked like a shriveled up prune.

__Saturday, December 26, 2009-Kauai__ Today we didn’t know what to do so Alex, my sister, chose what to do. So she wanted to go horseback riding. We traveled over to Sliver Falls Ranch. Not only you can ride horses, but you can swim in the Silver Falls. When we arrived we got onto these huge horses. We explored the 300 private acres. We swam in the Sliver Falls and it was so much fun.

__Sunday, December 27, 2009 - Kauai__ Today was my turn to pick what to do. I wanted to do something adventureous, so I picked ziplining. We headed to Kipu Zipline Trek, there we saw are tour guide and then he put us in are harnesses. Going down the zipline was so much fun, but I didn’t know how Alex took it. She looked terrified, but I think she liked it. We saw waterfalls and well it mostly looked like a jungle.

__Monday, December 28, 2009-Kauai__ <span style="color: #450745; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; msobidifontfamily: 'Cambria Math';">​ <span style="color: #450745; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Today it was my dad’s turn to pick what we did and he picked the Napali Coast Tours. Which didn’t sound that exciting to me, but it was his turn to pick. We went to the dock and got on the boat. When we were out in the water the person that was in charge of the ship was saying that we have to look out for whales. I looked out into the water and I saw water shooting into the air a little. All the people were yelling and then you can see the whale’s tail in the air. It wasn’t that bad after all, it was actually kind of fun.

__Tuesday, December 29, 2009- Kauai__ Today we headed up to Waimea Canyon. We drove up in the mountains, and looked at the views. My dad got kind of afraid of droving so far up, but he got use to it. We had a picnic up in the canyon and it was amazing. The view we had was breathtaking. It was just a peaceful day. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">



__Wednesday, December 30, 2009-Kauai__ <span style="color: #450745; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The week went by so fast! And in so sad to leave. We Had a slow day packing and all. Are plane was taking off at 11:50 pm. We just sat around and watched TV. When we had to go Alex and I were so tired. We slept most of the plane ride. We landed in Phoenix, Arizona and stayed there for the night. We had to wake up early again to catch are next plane. When we got home I was happy yet sad, but I was just happy to be home.

<span style="color: #991414; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__ Accommodations __

__First Hotel__ 1.Sheraton Kauai Resort A.2440 Hooani Road Kola, Hawaii 96756 Kauai South Shore:Poipu B. 888-travelocity C.$199 D. Amenities 1. Restaurant on site 2. Golf course 3. Swimming pool 4. Fitness Facility 5. Beach front property

__Second Hotel__ A. 3104 MARKET STREET Pine Bluff, AR 71601 South Little Rock B. 888-travelocity C.$81 D. Amenities 1.Swimming Pool 2.Courtesy Breakfast 3.High-Speed Internet 4.Golf Course 5.Hot Tub

__<span style="color: #991414; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Flight Info __

Airline: US Airways Time: December 23, 2009 Flight #'s: 1583, 801, 8529 Layover City and State: none Length of Trip : 15 hours 42 minutes Destination: Kauai
 * Leaving From: Philadelphia [[image:hawaiian-airlines.jpg width="309" height="186" align="right" caption="http://www.turizmtatilseyahat.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/hawaiian-airlines.jpg"]]**

Airline: US Airways Time: December 30, 2009 Flight #'s: 47, 250 Layover City and State: Phoenix, Arizona Length of Trip: 11 hours 39 minutes Destination: Philadelphia
 * Returning From: Kauai**

__**<span style="color: #991414; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Car Rental **__ Company: Alamo Car: Compact Pick Up: December 23, 2009 6:15 pm Drop Off: Decmber 30, 2009 9:45 pm Cost per week: $1007.12

<span style="color: #991414; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> __Pre-Trip Planning__

1. check if we have everything packed 2. pack a bag to bring on airplane 3. turn off all lights 4. turn down heat 5. get tickets 6. bring dog to sisters 7. put cat food out 8. lock doors 9. put all liquids in a different bag 10. close all windows



<span style="color: #991414; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__Estimated Cost__

Gas: $50 Hotel: $ 1638.74 Entertainment: $1308 Food: $1260 Shopping: $360 Misc: $200 Airfare Roundtrip: 3,190.35 Car Rental: 1007.12 total: $9024.21

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