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From the overthrow of Hawaii's monarchy by U.S. and European interests in 1893 to the imprisonment of Queen Lili'uokalani in Honolulu's 'Iolani Palace, the face of Hawaii has been changed forever. From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the consequences of World War II, the face of the world has been changed forever. And since the state of Hawaii was admitted... |
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to the Union in 1959, for better or worse, Hawaii has transformed itself into one of the planet's top tourist destinations. The delicate balance of maintaining the island lifestyle familiar to Hawaiians certainly comes into conflict with Honolulu's big city ways. It is one of the dichotomies of life that this historic island of such fun and pleasure is also one of so much pain, loss, and suffering. |
