Polynesian Tattoos
The history of tattoos spans nearly 2,000 years, but the word ‘tattoo’ only made it into the Western consciousness through the logbooks of one of Captain James Cook’s fellow explorers: Joseph Banks.
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Hawaii
The Iolani Palace: Hawaiian royal site
The Iolani Palace in Honolulu was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii and served as the official residence of the Hawaiian monarchy until the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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A Short History of Hawaii
For a long time afterwards until after WW2, Hawaii would be run by an oligarchy of white republicans who ran all aspects of life on the islands through their positions as directors of agribusiness companies.
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HAWAII Backgrounder
The Hawaiian Islands, the 50th state of America, is the nation’s pride and a vacationer’s dream. Situated more than 2,500 miles
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The Hawaiian Kings
Dole’s descendants continued to run the Dole family firm for more than a century, which moved from sugar into pineapples and is still active today in the fruit industries across the region and in Latin America.
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