Hawaiianology

Description: Hawaiian Pineapples started as Foreign Pineapples and the changes to make them Hawaiian pineapples would start in 1914 through Pineapple Breeding efforts. This was done by the Federal Station in Honolulu and in (1916-1972) by the Association of Hawaiian Pineapple Canners (later the Pineapple Research Institute of Hawaii - PRI). These programs aimed to develop varieties that were superior to the then-dominant 'Smooth Cayenne' (the variety that fueled Hawaii's canning industry). PRI amassed one of the world's largest and most genetically diverse collections of pineapple varieties. This collection was later transferred to the USDA germplasm repository in Hilo, Hawaii, and is still maintained there (now managed by the Agricultural Research Service - ARS and the University of Hawaii at Manoa). Several varieties are known such as the: Del Monte Pineapple (MD-2, regional), Gold Pineapple (Maui), and Crowngold Pineapple (Big Island). Foreign Fruit: In Hawaii Pineap...

Statehood Day, also known as Annexation Day, Admission Day, and Takeover Day is a controversial American-Government designated Legal Holiday in the State of Hawaii that commemorates the state's admission to the United States on August 21, 1959. It's celebrated annually on the third Friday of August. Military Resentment: The United States had annexed Hawaii for strategic reasons during the Spanish-American War. During World War II, Oahu served as the command post for the US operations in the Pacific. 

“Restrict their time, Enslave them by finances, and Pull them down with laws to control the Heards.” Description: Sanford B. Dole “The Corporate Usurper” was the 1st Governor of Hawaii (1844-1926) was a Anglo-Irish-Born Hawaii Lawyer and American Politician. He was the First Governor of Hawaii. A member of the Reform Party (Previously the Missionary Party) that would position the coalition group called historically the Foreign Corporate Group (Committee of Safety) who were also in charge of the Hawaii Annexation Club (Hawaiian League). He was a descendent of New England American-Missionaries and was the leader of the American-Annexation group. He was known in history as Hawaii's Biggest Corporate Usurper due to his economic motivations behind the political actions, framing the overthrow as a political coup, and a finance driven act by corporate greed and exploitative expansion.  Self proclaimed Southern mannered, Protestant Christian “man of god”, Hawaiian, and Hawaiian-born he was...