Chapter 17 Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands

Honolulu, Hawaii Tour

"The state of Hawaii is part of a chain(archipelago) of islands and submerged volcanoes that extend 3600 miles west and north from the "Big Island" of Hwaii to the Aleutian trench of Alaska.  The Hawaiian archipelago consists of eight inhabited islands and approximately 120 uninhabited islands located near the center of the North Pacific Ocean"  (Hardwick, Pg. 323)
Honolulu is the dominate state of Oahu and its the major city.  It dominant in the economic and political life.  Honolulu characteristics include a large metropolitan it is crowded, commercialized, pollution and has traffic jams yet it is fascinating.  Honolulu is located on the southern side of Oahu and it contains luxury hotels, restaurants, shops, boutiques, museums, beautiful beach areas,  and other tourist spots.  "To the north and west of the built-up area of Honolulu, the North Shore beaches are among the world's premier surfing spots.  The sport of surfing, in fact, was developed in Hawaii and was practiced by native Hawaiians long before the arrival of Westerners."  (Hardwick, Pg. 334) Surfing is practiced due to its warm water and the absence of a continental shelf which allows the waves to reach the shore with power.  The Northeast of Honolulu receives a considerable amount of rainfall and is characterized by tropical vegetation across the Koolau Range the Windward Coast.  Honolulu is a beautiful place to visit, enjoy the tour.

Chapter 16 The Pacific Northwest

              Volcanoes in Honolulu 

The Pacific Northwest does not apply to Honolulu it refers to "western Oregon, western Washington, British Columbia west of the Rocky Mountains, and the southeastern panhandle of Alaska."  (Hardwick, Pg. 303) But I will be discussing the volcanoes in Honolulu and its activity.
  The two primary volcanoes in Honolulu have not erupted for over a million years.  "The age trend of the volcanoes is thought to be due to the way in which the islands are built on the moving sea floor of the North Pacific Ocean: the Pacific Ocean is mostly floored by a single tectonic plate that is moving over the layer in the Earth known as the Asthenosphere." The movements moves northwest compared to the layers below it at a rate of 5 to 10 cm/yr and this fixed spot deeper in the earth where the magma forms a new volcano where it punches through the plate creating and island.  The Hawaiian islands are believed to be formed from such "hot spot" Hawaii is constructed of 5 major volcanoes: Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Hulalai, and Kohala.  The most largest active is the Mauna Loa and the most productive is the Kilauea on Earth. 

Reference
http://hawaiideptland.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/67/~/what-are-the-natural-resource 

Chapter 15 California

Kelly Hu

Bette Midler

                 The Famous People of Honolulu

This chapter does not apply to Honolulu but Honolulu is known for its movie stars surfers, and sandy beaches as California is as well.  Honolulu also has been known for it's beaches and scenery for films for example Elvis movies and television shows such as Full House and Growing Pains and lots more. 
When we think of Hawaii we all picture a relaxing, peacefull, and quiet place with lots of beaches and sunshine.  Hawaii has been associated with power, celebrities and famous people for decades and this trend continues to this day.
The most famous to date is Hawaii-born Steve Case. Founder of America Online and former Chairman of the Board of Time Warner, he was born and raised on Honolulu, Oahu and attended Punahou School. He continues to make Hawaii proud by contributing to the community and investing in the islands.
Also from Hawaii is actress Kelly Preston. Born Kelly Smith and raised and schooled at the prestigious Punahou School on Oahu, she still makes frequent trips to Hawaii to visit friends and family and to satisfy her local food cravings. Bette Midler. Born and raised on Oahu, she attended Radford High School. Midler became a very talented actress and singer and has gone on to be one of the most notable talents from Hawaii. Kelly Hu from her roles in Scorpion King and X-Men. This Hawaiian-blooded actress was born and raised in Honolulu and attended Kamehameha Schools. She won the Miss Teen USA title and has pursued a fertile career in Hollywood that has included commercials, television series and movies.
Tia Carrere of "Dancing With The Stars" was also born in Honolulu and is of Filipino/ Chinese descent. She attended Sacred Hearts Academy on Oahu and is known to be the voice of Nani in Lilo and Stitch, Relic Hunter and more.

 
Reference
http://www.to-hawaii.com/celebrities.php

Chapter 14 MexAmerica

                                                                     Crops and Livestock of Honolulu

This chapter does not apply The Mex America territory "extends across a wide variety of physical environments.  It includes large metropolitan areas such as Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, and San Antonio, densely populated rural areas in Southern TExas: and miles and miles of vitually uninhabited deserts.  It also extends de facto into Southern California, with Los Angleles home to one of the largest concentrations of native spanish speakers on the continent."  (Hardwick, Pg. 265)

The top commodities in the state are greenhouse and nursery products.  They produce a million dollars annually.  Another commodity is pineapple, sugarcane, macadamia nuts, and coffee.  In Oahu dairy and egg farms are a major source of form income. Farming is really important in Honolulu and is practiced in all islands of Hawaii.  Farming is an important source of the economic sector for the islands. 

Reference 
A look at Hawaii  Agriculture
www.agclassroom.org/hi

Chapter 13 The Intermontane West

Honolulu Environmental Issues

This Chapter does not apply to Honolulu, Hawaii.  The Intermontane West "is one of the most clearly bounded physical regions discussed in this book.  It streches east-west from the western edge of the Rockies all the way west to the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges and north-south from the central British Columbia to Mexico."  (Hardwick, 245)

Honolulu has an over population issues.  An increasing number of human and animal population has created a limited space in the Islands which has caused a lot of pressure.  Hawaii invasive species issues helped create preservation companies and has planted the preservation ideology in the people and government. The Governmental agricultural inspections have been trying to keep unwanted species away and has implemented some ideas and plans to help the issue.  

As man began to inhabit the islands, they brought with them the flora and fauna from their native lands. Many of these species were well adapted to their new location and began to push out the indigent species. This process was accelerated by the arrival of Captain Cook and those that followed. Today Hawaii has many endangered species and there is a continuing effort to save them. Governmental agricultural inspections at points of entry aggressively work at keeping out unwanted species. Perhaps the best example is the fact that Hawaii has no indigent snakes and the few that can be found are under continuous eradication programs.

Hawaii has few native mammals and most of the islands' interiors are inhabited by wild pigs, horses, sheep, and goats brought by early settlers.

It’s on Maui that you are most likely to see the endangered nene goose and the rare silversword plant. Haleakala is the habitat for both. Maui is also known as the best island for viewing humpback whales on their yearly migration route to their birthing grounds.

 
Resource
http://naturalhawaii.com/html/about-hawaii/67-flora-and-fauna-hawaii.html

Chapter 12 The Rocky Mountain

                                                                            Vegetation in Honolulu

Honolulu does not apply to this chapter, the Rocky Mountains is "composed of many discontinuous mountain ranges, extends nearly 2000 miles from central New Mexico to Northeastern British Columbia.  (Hardwick, Pg. 228)

Honolulu plant life is a mix of native Hawaiian plants and imported vegetation, enhancing the eclectic nature of the city. The island climate of Oahu, in the city of Honolulu helps create an environment for good vegetation. The native Hawaiian plants are now endangered due to human activity and  imported plants

Hawaii has the most isolated land mass on the planet. At 2,500 miles from any other land, it has developed a unique and fragile ecosystem with over 3,000 native species of plants and animals, many of which are endangered or near extinction. Hawaii has six vegetation zones: coastal, lowland rain forest, montane rain forest, subalpine, alpine, and dry leeward, another feature that makes the Big Island unique and a great place of bio-diversity.

Honolulu Pineapple and sugar cane were brought to the islands as a cash crop and many other plants were brought as ornamental. Hawaii spends millions of dollars each year trying to keep invasive species from crowding out native plants and animals.

The Big Island produces all sorts of exotic fruits. One of the best ways to sample them is to visit the Hilo Farmer's Market.  In this market you will see bananas, mango, papayas and pineapple, but not just the same ones you see in mainland stores. You will find exotic fruit such as bananas but not your regular bananas you will find a mixture of apple bananas or finger bananas. The island has the best mangos as well. Other exotic fruit are lychee, rambutan, longan and mangosteen, guava, strawberry guave, passionfruit (lilikoi) and ohelo berries.

References

http://www.instanthawaii.com/cgi-bin/hawaii?Plants

 http://www.ehow.com/about_6644148_plant-life-honolulu-hawaii.html#ixzz2QqbDh700

Chapter 11 The Great Plains

 
The Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant
   

     Honolulu is not part of the Great Plains that is discussed in the text.  The text discusses tMinnesota, Iows, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico along with three Canadian provicens such as Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Albertal. 

     The Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), located in southwestern Oahu, was built in 1978 with its deep ocean outfall 8,760 feet offshore at a depth of 200 feet completed in February 1979.   The service area for this system, often referred to as West Mamala, extends from Halawa to Makakilo, Barbers Point and Mililani.

     The Honouliuli WWTP, which was strictly a primary treatment at first, has a design capacity of 51 million gallons per day (mgd), provides both primary and secondary treatment. In January 1996, the completion of a secondary treatment facility allows treatment of up to 13 mgd of wastewater. Secondary treated wastewater receives tertiary treatment via the Board of Water Supply's Ewa Reclamation Facility, for beneficial reuse in the Kapolei and Ewa areas. The plant currently processes approximately 26 mgd daily.  Wastewater enters the Honouliuli WWTP through five separate interceptor sewers: Makakilo from the west; Waipio Peninsula from the east; Ewa Gentry from the north; Ewa Beach from the south; and Barbers Point (U.S. Navy) from the southwest.

Reference
http://www1.honolulu.gov/env//wwm/plants/honouliuli.htm