plane I was immediately approached by the bright‚ blinding and dazzling beams projected from the sun along with gentle cool breeze that blew "Whoosh." As I inhaled the deep essence of the salty air in disbelief I couldn’t believe it. I have landed in Hawaii. As a tourist‚ I was greeted with a Hawaiian garland which is referred to as "Lei" which projected out beautifully vibrant colors which also complimented the floral shirt I wore. Finally reaching to claim my luggage‚ I gazed upon a sea of people in
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On September 11‚ 1992 at exactly 5:15 am‚ the sound of sirens filled the island of Kauai. This was the day that the category 4 hurricane Iniki hit Hawaii. Iniki was the most powerful storm‚ the deadliest‚ and by far the costliest storm ever to strike Hawaii. The death toll of six was remarkably small for such an intense hurricane‚ however the cost for damage repair was insanely high. Iniki caused roughly $3 billion in damages. More than 14‚000 homes were affected‚ with 1‚421 completely destroyed
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If a beach vacation home is your idea of a dream come true‚ Panama City Beach timeshare resales are for you. You can have a vacation home in the Landmark Holiday Beach Resort where you spend your annual vacation without breaking your vacation budget. Located right on the warm‚ Gulf waters‚ you are two steps from the white sand beach and have easy access to all the activities and adventures in the area. Panama City has a Marine Park and Arts District and you are close to Ripley’s Believe It or Not
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the Orlando Vacation Packages Are you still confused about your perfect and dream vacation destination? Why not follow the trend and discover the vacation capital of the world in Orlando? Undoubtedly‚ this is a preferred choice of people all around the United States and the world when thinking about lavish and complete fun adventures. Starting with the accommodation‚ you can expect the best vacation ever. There are numerous reasons for the craze of people to this exceptional vacation central. The
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FEATURE Joshua Jireh Alcala Vasquez KitKat It was early dawn. The sun was still in slumber. The cold mist of the early ‘Ber’ months added to the excitement. I woke up with all my bags packed up and my food sealed. I knew something memorable was going to happen. Although a part of me kept saying that I wouldn’t and should not enjoy‚ I still drove the pessimistic side of me away. Without a doubt‚ the fieldtrip was a go. No backing up. As I arrived just in time at the meeting place‚ which
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On a humid‚ winter day in Hawaii‚ Mike decided to hit the road in his Infiniti qx60 with his friend Patrick. Patrick knew Mike well‚ because they play lacrosse together. Patrick had just moved to Hawaii. Pat is sixteen and Mike is eighteen years old. They went to a brand new theme park called Flyin Hawaiian very early in the morning‚ and tried to beat a record of going on 42 roller coasters in one day! They went to Screamin Splash first because that ride looked the most interesting. The line
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Decolonizing literature involves first stepping away from the literature of the imperial powers and reimagining what a literature born and cultivated in Hawaii would look like. Many of the stories we read use language as a step towards decolonizing literature. The stories intersperse native Hawaiian words within their stories written in English. What makes this technique an act of decolonization is that
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Prison: Punishment or Vacation. Three hot meals a day‚ free education‚ and shelter from the elements‚ does this sound good to any one? I bet it does‚ especially to the 737‚304 homeless people who according to the human rights record of the United States in 2005‚ have none of these thing that are given daily to murderers‚ rapists‚ and drug dealers. I think it is great that people who kill other people get sent to prison. I do not think it is great that convicts are given the opportunity to obtain
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Exotic Hawaii is a flyspeck in a vast ocean‚ a land of adventure‚ exploration and derring-do that has provided inspiration for countless mystery and adventure tales. Our monthlong‚ once-a-year retreat to Oahu‚ Hawaii‚ is apparently not enough adventure for some of the inanimate accouterments that travel with us. Maybe it was a collusion‚ maybe a conspiracy or possibly it was just a coincidence‚ but we’d experienced a pattern of abandonment and treason amongst some of our belongings. There was even
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Two complete strangers is a short descriptive love story that involves the main protagonist who meets a beautiful woman in the beaches of Hawaii. He falls in love with her instantly‚ primarily based upon her physical appearance. Within less than a day‚ he expresses his love for her‚ and regrets it shortly afterwards as she abandons him within the same day. The story was written to create an emotional understanding of the protagonist to the readers as he experiences both joy and tragedy throughout
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