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Brathwaite, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Brathwaite, RichardBrathwaite, Richardbrăthˈwāt [key], 1588?–1673, English poet. His Barnabae Itinerarium, a doggerel travelogue of provincial England, was written first in Latin (1636…

Waialeale

(Encyclopedia) Waialeale, peak, Hawaii: see Kauai, island.

hula

(Encyclopedia) hula, traditional Hawaiian dance usually performed standing with symbolically descriptive arm and hand movements and gracefully sensual undulations of the hips; it is also done in a…

Liliuokalani

(Encyclopedia) LiliuokalaniLiliuokalanilēlē&oomacr;ˌōkäläˈnē [key], 1838–1917, last reigning queen of the Hawaiian Islands. She ascended the throne in 1891 upon the death of her brother, King…

Haleakala National Park

(Encyclopedia) Haleakala National ParkHaleakala National Parkhäˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], 29,824 acres (12,074 hectares), on Maui island, Hawaii. Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m) high, has been dormant…

Haleakala Observatories

(Encyclopedia) Haleakala ObservatoriesHaleakala Observatorieshäˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], astronomical facilities located on the summit of Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m), in Haleakala National Park,…

Punchbowl

(Encyclopedia) Punchbowl, hill, 500 ft (152 m) high, in the city of Honolulu, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. In the bowllike extinct volcanic crater at the summit (reached by a scenic drive) is the National…

Pele, Hawaiian goddess

(Encyclopedia) PelePelepāˈlā [key], Hawaiian goddess of the volcano. Her traditional home is Halemaumau, the fiery pit crater within the Kilauea caldera on the island of Hawaii.

Hawaii Census Data

Hawaii Atlas People QuickFacts Hawaii USA Population, 2005 estimate 1,275,194 296,410,404 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 5.3% 5.3%…

Hawaii Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population1,211,537100.0SEX AND AGEMale608,67150.2Female602,86649.8Under 5 years78,1636.55 to 9 years84,9807.010 to 14 years83,1066.915 to 19 years81,0026.720 to 24 years83,…