Congratulations -- your baby now weighs more than a pound, and is stronger this week than he has ever been.
Located in an area of historical and cultural significance to the KÄnaka Maoli, the indigenous people of Hawaiâi, the MÄnoa campus in particular offers a resource-rich and exciting environment for Pacific Islands studies. Faculty on this campus alone offer over one hundred courses emphasizing the Pacific Islands region.ocated in an area of historical and cultural significance to the KÄnaka Maoli, the indigenous people of Hawaiâi, the MÄnoa campus in particular offers a resource-rich and exciting environment for Pacific Islands studies. Faculty on this campus alone offer over one hundred courses emphasizing the Pacific Islands region.
Hawaii was a symbol of a new frontier when it became the 50th state of the United States of America in 1959 after many years of heated political debates and discussions. Some people saw Hawaii as a bridge to Asia and an example of American ideas.ackground. Hawaiiâs Statehood Day commemorates Hawaiiâs admission as a state on August 21, 1959. In 1898 the United States annexed Hawaii, which was declared as a ânecessaryâ navy base for the conduct of the Spanish-American War. The United Statesâ interests coveted the islands for some time.